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Is Yemen falling into an abyss?

Yemen's brutal civil war must end soon before the damage becomes irreparable.

A man walks past a house destroyed during recent fighting between pro-government fighters and Houthi fighters in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub - RTSTDZM
A man walks past a house destroyed during recent fighting between pro-government fighters and Houthi rebels in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, Nov. 26, 2016. — REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

Constant fighting in Yemen is crushing its people with suffering that will change the shape of their society for many years to come.

On Nov. 15, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a cease-fire agreement between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi rebel group.

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