Dirty War in Yemen: 7 Years of Cruelty, Famine and Suffering | Investigative Documentary

After seven years of war, there is no end in sight to the suffering in Yemen. In this exclusive film, we report on the situation in the north-west of Yemen, held by the Houthis. 21 million people live in this enclave. There, since 2015, out of sight, a dirty war has been going on.

Sana’a, North of Yemen. One of the most inaccessible places on the planet. For the past six years, Ansar Allah, a political and military movement created by powerful families from the North, has seized control. But Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are determined to reinstall the ousted Yemeni president. They see the Houthi rebels, who belong to the Zaydist branch of Islam, as heretics who pose a threat to Wahhabism. Using weapons provided by the West, they relentlessly bombard the North in a dirty war. Over 230,000 Yemenis have already died.

A strict, expertly maintained embargo is also starving the population. According to UN agencies, Yemen is facing one of the worst famines in the world with 400,000 children reportedly at risk of death. New diseases have appeared since the beginning of the war and there has been a sharp increase in babies born with abnormalities.

But the war in Yemen is about more than just competing religious ideologies. Yemen owns substantial and underexploited oil reserves and controls roads leading to the Suez canal.

This documentary was produced by TV Presse and directed by Nicolas Jaillard & Guillaume Dasquié. It was first released in 2021.

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[ishouldbesleeping]

The man who makes food for his neighbors; may he be blessed

[endel]

I wish you didnt blur anything, most documentaries here in YouTube don't blur anything they report for the world to know how cruel it is. Anyways, I just found your channel and love your documentaries. Keep it up.

[nelsonmelo]

What shocks me is the suffering of children who are completely innocent and suffer from the stupidity of adults.😔

[arabinking]

As a yemeni it really hurts to see my country that way we have been suffering for so long

[jeffbland]

THANK YOU FOR THE INSIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA

[miniemouseminiemaney]

Tq Java discovery channel, i hope to see many of documentary in yr channel, God bless

[nimjones]

It's disturbing to realize that the greed for power and oil money is behind the atrocities committed. Innocent lives perish because of greed.

[helenaleahy]

All people wants the same peace, love, happiness ❤

[isabelgason]

This is a terrific documentary, on a horrific war🙌🏽
I wish everyone to see it. Because it doesn’t take a genius, to see the parallels with the current Israel war on Gaza. 😳😓

[ambition]

0:18: 🚫 Yemen's inaccessible and war-torn north is under an embargo and constant bombing, making it one of the most dangerous places on the planet.
7:59: 🔫 The video discusses the involvement of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemeni President in the war in Yemen, which has led to the death of thousands of Yemenis.
16:36: 😢 The use of toxic munitions in the Arabian Peninsula has caused a silent crisis, with children being the most vulnerable.
27:28: 🔍 The video discusses the Ansar Allah troops gaining ground against the forces of the exiled president and their Saudi protectors in Yemen.
33:28: 🛢 Yemen is facing an oil blockade, causing shortages and smuggling.
43:33: 🔍 The video discusses the connection between the al-Isla party, the Coalition, and Al-Qaeda in Yemen.
51:34: 🌍 Yemen is facing a severe hunger crisis, with 16 million people at risk of starvation.
Recap by Tammy AI

[MrGuy-xxss]

I can’t understand with all the problems these people have they still decide to bring children into this world

[mizh]

Rebels controlling a part of a country is terrible. I do not think ordinary people want rebels takeover their country.

[Kdog]

The rebel leader doesn't seem to be missing many meals

[taidelek]

It's a religious problem of sunni vs Shia not politics .

[AtomicB-zqcw]

Only through religion could a culture remain so primitive in modern day society.

[Truthseeker]

So have been Libya, Sudan, Morocco, Iran and Iraq, most of "Muslim" states. These civil wars were were fought in the West and Japan 75 years ago. We all have to fight for our own unique determination. Now the new wave of ideology driven fanatics everywhere in addition to these barbarics. So primitive.

[HannahYaawusuahAdjepongL-AS]

The earth we will leave behind some day.
In 200 years, we will all have turned to dust.
And yet see the misery that is caused by those in power.
God, please protect us.

[amittole]

And yet no one protest in the streets of London …

[adanedwardspencer]

I always thought that money was to assist our lives, but wasn't everything, but how wrong I was, money is worth more than a human life, & so many people die because of it, & I once thought that human life was priceless, again, how wrong I was, all of these horrible deaths & sufferings, for paper or plastic, is absolutely appalling, it's what that paper or plastic can get them, arms, bullets, missiles, tanks, mines, all made for the destruction or horrific injuries of the ones that are supposed to be priceless, when will this attitude ever stop?

[malikmoazamhaider-ulfw]

❤❤ great documentary, it's great courage to go these areas..