The capture of Western Yemen is making the country's humanitarian crisis worse

NPR | By Aya Batrawy

Published September 20, 2026 at 7:05 AM CDT

NPR speaks with people in Yemen and in aid groups who say the fighting is displacing families to areas without enough aid to support them.

Aya Batrawy

Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai.

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