Heartbreak in the Yemen

Sorry, my comment decided to post itself.

I was going to say the real victims are the blameless civilians living in extreme poverty in war torn homes with barely any food and medical facilities. The children are starving. It’s heartbreaking.

Yemen is a poor country with no resources deemed valuable enough to warrant outside interference. It has been the stamping ground of rival rebel forces for decades - Houthis, supported by Iran against Al Qaeda (in the south) and Ansar al-Sharia. Throw the Saudis and the UAE in the mix and the fact that the Yemeni government, such as it is, is powerless to control them all.

As in all civil wars the real victims are t

The problems in Yemen have been there for a number of years and apart from the occasional news report, are ignored.

Perhaps because in a western/European society, the war in Ukraine is (relatively) close to home? Maybe people equate the middle east as always fighting and far away so it doesn't seem as real? I hasten to add, I do not think this but wonder if that's what is at the root of the issue

Perhaps some wars get more attention because of charismatic (sic) leaders skilled in the media who are constantly importuning for more arms and aid.

I am conscious that no one replied to this.
I dont actually know much, but I always do think it odd that some wars seem to "matter more" than others.
No idea why.
I think partly it is all driven by the media, but again, still no idea of why some wars get constant headlines, and some next to none.