Life Within War: A Father's Heartbreaking Dilemma
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"This is life in a war zone. Every day, you wake up to an unpleasant surprise: The death or injury of a friend or a family member. You witness the destruction of your childhood neighborhood, school and the little shop where you once bought candy."
Those words were written by Mohammed al-Asaadi, a father of four living in Sana'a, a rebel stronghold and Yemen's largest city, in an essay for our partners at The New York Times.
As civil war and famine ravages Yemen, al-Assadi, a former journalist now working in communications for UNICEF, describes the burden that war has put on his family. Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear his story.
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