History a casualty in Yemen's war as bombs smash ancient sites

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So many irreplaceable ancient edifices destroyed in these conflicts.

May 13, 2015 6:21pm BST
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History a casualty in Yemen's war as bombs smash ancient sites
DUBAI/CAIRO | BY NOAH BROWNING AND MOHAMMED GHOBARI

A view of the damaged Qahira fort after air strikes hit it in Yemen's southwestern city of Taiz May 11, 2015.
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Folklore calls Yemen the cradle of the Arabs but its ancient heritage is being destroyed as the Arab world's most powerful states bomb Houthi rebels in the impoverished country.

Air strikes this week on the Shi'ite Muslim militia's northern stronghold of Saada by a Saudi-led Sunni Muslim alliance partly razed the city's 1,200-year old Hadi Mosque, the oldest seat of Shi'ite learning in the Arabian Peninsula.

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