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Sam Ali

Sam Ali is a Yemen-based freelance journalist who is writing under a pseudonym for security reasons.

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The Woeful Plight of Yemen’s IDPs: A Tale of Two Towns

April 21, 2025
In mid-2015, Yousef[1] and his extended family escaped from an aerial bombardment near his hometown, Al-Shareefiah, a village outside Haradh in northern Hajjah governorate. The 68-year-old head of a large household had found refuge in Hayran, a nearby district, hoping the airstrikes would stop soon so he and his family could return to their homes … Read more

Death From Beneath: Landmines in Hudaydah

May 3, 2022
On a Sunday night more than three years ago, Rawan, 15, was squeezed onto a motorcycle with her sister and two brothers as their father, Abdulbari Yahyah Farea, sped them away from fighting near their home by Hudaydah airport. The motorcycle struck a landmine, with the explosion killing Rawan's father and two brothers, 3 and 8, instantly. Rawan … Read more