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UN Says Access Difficult to Besieged Yemeni City of Taiz
[ABCNEWS.GO] The United Nations...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society... humanitarian coordinator for Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... said Saturday they are seeking ways to ensure unconditional access to Taiz, a city of about 25,000 residents besieged by Iranian catspaws who control the capital and have been fighting an internationally recognized government. It's under siege. Maybe that's why it's so hard to get in or out. "Only a few shops are open. Food and other basic goods needed to survive are in short supply. Basic services are scarce, including access to water and fuel," UN humanitarian coordinator Jamie McGoldrick said in Sanaa, the capital, following a visit to Taiz. "Humanitarian access to three districts within the city has been difficult for many months," while hospitals haven't been spared the violence, said McGoldrick. Taiz has been besieged for months by Iranian catspaws known as Houthis who have been indiscriminately shelling the war-devastated city and blocking the delivery of humanitarian aid, according to residents and aid groups. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-24 |
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