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Contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing.
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A Yemeni woman describes the aftermath of an attack by government forces last year on the Houthi held city of Sa’ada. That government campaign against the Shia Houthi rebels in the north of the country was its last. Now the Houthis are in power and the toxic mix of sectarian conflict in Yemen is at boiling point. Safa AlAhmad has just returned from a reporting trip where she gained unique access to the Houthis and their enemies. Listen to her talking to Lyse Doucet about the rise of the Houthis on Assignment. Warning: You may find some of this content disturbing.
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