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Yemen Edging Closer To Becoming Failed State, Reporter Says

Published December 14, 2017 at 1:52 PM EST
Yemenis check the site of airstrikes at a Houthi-run detention center in the capital Sanaa on Dec. 13, 2017. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)
Yemenis check the site of airstrikes at a Houthi-run detention center in the capital Sanaa on Dec. 13, 2017. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)

Yemen, the world’s poorest Arab country, is edging closer to becoming a failed state. That’s according to CNN’s Clarissa Ward (@clarissaward), who’s just back from a rare reporting trip inside the country.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Ward about the unfolding humanitarian crisis.

https://twitter.com/CNNnewsroom/status/941336587773849600

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