A United Nations medical relief flight carrying patients took off from Yemen's rebel-held capital, the first such aid flight in over three years.
A Yemeni boy waves from inside a bus before boarding a United Nations plane at Sanaa International airport, Yemen, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The United Nations medical relief flight carrying patients from Yemen's rebel-held capital was the first in over three years. The U.N. said eight patients and their families were flown to Egypt and Jordan to receive “life-saving specialized care not available in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia controls Yemen's airspace and has prevented any flights from leaving the capital, Sanaa, since August 2016. Yemen's capital has been controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group since 2014. A coalition of Gulf Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, began a military campaign the following year in support of Yemen's internationally recognized government.ministry issued a statement Sunday saying the U.N. initially agreed to airlift 30 patients on a larger plane belonging to Yemen's national airline, but instead used one of its own aircraft with limited space.
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