# Help me understand the war going on in Yemen

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-war-going-on-in-yemen/730679
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [September 11, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-war-going-on-in-yemen/730679 "2015-09-11T16:28:01Z")
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### Author: ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-the-war-going-on-in-yemen/730679/1 "2015-09-11T16:28:01Z")

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So I was reading this [article](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34211979) about the war in Yemen. Can somone help me understand the real context of this war? Is the US taking a side? Is this somewhat like Syria that we dislike both sides?