Yemen: The boy who saved his sister from a sniper
Ten-year-old Amri risked his life to save his sibling, but in Yemen others are not so lucky. …
Human rights workers in the Yemeni city of Taiz say that more than 450 children have been killed or wounded by Houthi sniper fire in the past six years. Amri’s sister Ruweida was one of those children. He pulled her to safety after she was shot in the head.
Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis drove the internationally recognised government from the capital. A Saudi-led coalition, backed by Britain, has been trying to restore the government to power. The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, deny the allegations that they target children.
Reporter: BBC International Correspondent Orla Guerin
Produced by: Orla Guerin, Goktay Koraltan, Claire Read, Suad Al-Salahi and Wietske Burema
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