--- title: Bearing Witness to the Victims of Yemen's 'Forgotten War' description: A coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of airstrikes on Yemen canonical: https://time.com/4073796/yemen-warzone-houthi-refugee-camp-2/ author: Dan Stewart article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-15T11:35:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:40:05.380Z article:section: World og:title: Bearing Witness to the Victims of Yemen's 'Forgotten War' og:description: A coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of airstrikes on Yemen og:url: https://time.com/4073796/yemen-warzone-houthi-refugee-camp-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab4afd1980503b9c/698868513c1639c33a45a397/turchenkova-yemen-003.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Turchenkova-yemen-003 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bearing Witness to the Victims of Yemen's 'Forgotten War' twitter:description: A coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of airstrikes on Yemen twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab4afd1980503b9c/698868513c1639c33a45a397/turchenkova-yemen-003.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bearing Witness to the Victims of Yemen's 'Forgotten War' > Sponsored content. 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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI is a globally recognized certification for experienced project managers. For those newer to the field, PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a common starting point. Other notable certifications include those focused on agile methodologies, such as the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, and program management certifications like the Program Management Professional (PgMP)®. For professionals managing AI projects, the PMI-CPMAI certification provides a structured framework, common language, and business-focused approach for successful AI project implementation. #### How does PMI support career growth for professionals? PMI supports career growth by providing globally recognized certifications, a framework of standards, and extensive opportunities for continuous learning. Members gain access to a global community for networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. 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They fled their village next to the border with Saudi Arabia, which was targeted by Saudi-led airstrikes. Here they still don’t feel safe. Every time they hear airstrikes or antiaircraft fire from across the mountains, the women run to this shelter in the ground, Aug. 27, 2015. Latifa, Amat, Swsan and their children, internally displaced people (IDPs), seek shelter on the outskirts of Saada City. They fled their village next to the border with Saudi Arabia, which was targeted by Saudi-led airstrikes. Here they still don’t feel safe. Every time they hear airstrikes or antiaircraft fire from across the mountains, the women run to this shelter in the ground, Aug. 27, 2015.Maria Turchenkova  by [Dan Stewart](https://time.com/author/dan-stewart/)  ## Dan Stewart Oct 15, 2015 11:35 AM UTC With much of the Middle East in turmoil, Russian photojournalist Maria Turchenkova might have taken her camera to any number of warzones. But the story she felt she needed to tell was in Yemen, where years of conflict have precipitated [one of the worst humanitarian crises](http://www.oxfam.org.uk/blogs/2015/01/yemen-is-on-the-brink-of-humanitarian-disaster-with-millions-of-lives-at-risk) in the entire region. Turchenkova’s photographs, which appear in the international edition of TIME this week, focus on the impact on civilians of what some are describing as a “[forgotten war](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34211979)” in Yemen. The most recent cycle of violence began when the Houthis, a Shi’ite religious minority long at odds with the government, ousted President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi in March. Within days, a coalition of Arab countries led by Yemen’s northern neighbor Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of airstrikes on Houthi positions. The conflict has been widely interpreted as an attempt by Sunni leaders to strike a blow against Iran, the Shi’ite powerhouse accused of backing the Houthis with supplies and arms. But the geopolitical ramifications of this Sunni-Shi’ite proxy war are likely of little concern to the ordinary Yemenis caught in the crossfire. Over 2,000 civilians have died since March; some killed when coalition planes bombed [marketplaces](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9c66fb62ed344973b7913c872c958a20/airstrike-hits-market-north-yemens-aden-over-45-killed) and [weddings](http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/08/middleeast/yemen-violence/), others by landmines [said to have been laid by Houthi forces](http://www.icbl.org/en-gb/news-and-events/news/2015/use-of-landmines-by-houthis-in-yemen.aspx). Many, many more have been forced from their homes. The United Nations now estimates 1.4 million displaced people in Yemen, and millions more without reliable access to food and water. Eight in 10 Yemenis are [in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance](http://www.unocha.org/yemen/crisis-overview). The question of who is to blame doesn’t matter much to these multitudes, Turchenkova says. “You don’t hear people so much discussing politics. Food and water are their primary concern.” Turchenkova visited the country in August and travelled from the capital of Sana’a to the northern Hajjah governate, where the country’s largest camps for refugees and displaced people are located. Blockades of the southern ports by coalition forces have [cut supplies to the north](http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/OCHA%20Yemen%20Humanitarian%20Bulletin%20No%201%20-%2027%20August%202015.pdf), meaning aid agencies now face a three-month fuel shortfall and shortages of staple food items. Conditions are getting desperate; in the Al Majoura camp a few miles from the Saudi Arabian border, a _Medecins Sans Frontieres_ worker told her the camp was at a “food and humanitarian emergency” level, the last level before “food and humanitarian catastrophe.” The experience of working in the camps was harrowing, she says. “There have been no food supplies since the beginning of the war. There are hundreds of women and children on the roads, going from house to house begging for what they can get to eat, or drink.” Arriving at the camps even from the city was a little like “coming down to hell,” she says. “You can hardly breathe. The temperature is more than 40 degrees celsius, it’s dusty…. I managed to work for 90 minutes and I was exhausted… I couldn’t allow myself to drink water or to send my driver for water because I was embarrassed to do this in front of people who hadn’t seen cold water for weeks or months. This is their everyday life.” She says her driver and translator, provided by the Yemeni Ministry of Intelligence, couldn’t understand why she wanted to focus on the human impact rather than simply the infrastructure and historic buildings destroyed. “I have no interest in the war stuff,” she says. “I just want to show the people… It took a lot of energy to explain that, to say: ‘Look this situation exists.'” Turchenkova is one of very few journalists to document the humanitarian crisis in Yemen’s north, a distinction which she says bring special responsibilities. “It is one of the toughest stories I have ever covered,” she says. “I brought away a small, small part of this story, which can now be told.” [**_Maria Turchenkova_**](http://mariaturchenkova.com/) _is a documentary photographer based in Moscow, Russia._ **_Alice Gabriner_**_, who edited this photo essay, is TIME’s International Photo Editor._ **_Dan Stewart_** _is a news editor at TIME.com_  A man stands in a shelter dug in the ground in Rahban, on the outskirts of Saada City, the Houthi stronghold where the rebel movement was founded in northern Yemen, Aug. 26, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Ancient mud brick buildings, like this one, on the outskirts of Saada city were destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes which began in the Spring, Aug. 26, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Latifa, Amat, Swsan and their children, internally displaced people (IDPs), seek shelter on the outskirts of Saada City. They fled their village next to the border with Saudi Arabia, which was targeted by Saudi-led airstrikes. Here they still don’t feel safe. Every time they hear airstrikes or antiaircraft fire from across the mountains, the women run to this shelter in the ground, Aug. 27, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Latifa, Amat, Swsan and their children, internally displaced people (IDPs), fled their village which was targeted by Saudi airstrikes, Aug. 27, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  The evening view of the city of Hajjah in the northern provinces of Yemen, where residents live without power, Aug. 19, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  A man carries water in the streets of Hajjah in Yemen's northwestern provinces where civilians struggle for access to safe drinking water since the Saudi-led airstrikes began in March 2015\. While international NGO’s provide some relief, Yemen faces a severe water crisis resulting in health and sanitation problems, Aug. 2015 Maria Turchenkova  Abdul Bassat, 12, stands in the wreckage of his aunt's former home. The neighborhood of ancient mud brick buildings on the outskirts of Saada city was destroyed by several Saudi-led airstrikes in May, 2015\. Saada province is the stronghold of the Houthi rebellion movement, Aug. 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Men stand on a bridge destroyed in an airstrike in Saada province in northern Yemen, Aug. 2015. Maria Turchenkova  A man points to a destroyed civilian area, August 15, 2015, near a military compound in Hajjah city, which was hit by an airstrike on May 31, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  A destroyed checkpoint at the entrance of Saada province, Aug. 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Two boys on the road to Hajjah in northwestern Yemen, Aug. 2015. Maria Turchenkova  A man peeks out of an underground shelter on the outskirts of Saada city, which was hit by airstrikes earlier this year, Aug. 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Displaced people (IDPs) from the city of Haradh react as they hear the sound of an airplane above their camp in the Hajjah governorate, Aug. 2015. Maria Turchenkova  A woman and her malnourished child at the Al Majoura camp for internally- displaced people (IDPs). Yemen is undergoing a severe humanitarian crises since airstrikes began in March, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Aziz, 11, an IDP at the Beni Hassan camp in Hajjah province. In March 2015 he was injured during a Saudi-led airstrike at a camp for internal refugees in Al Mazraq, Aug. 20, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  A young girl at the Al Majoura camp for displaced people in northern Yemen which is undergoing a severe food and humanitarian crisis since airstrikes began in the Spring, Aug. 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Men stand on the rubble of a building destroyed by a Saudi airstrike in Amran, 50 km from the capital city Sanaa. Eleven civilians were killed, Aug. 19, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Children displaced from fighting in Saada in northern Yemen sing songs about their homeland. They have found refuge in a school in the capital city of Sanaa, Aug. 23, 2015. Maria Turchenkova  Houthi militants perform a traditional dance of war called Baraa, during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Aug. 24, 2015. 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