Yemen’s reignited war fuels a new wave in child recruitment

Sanaa, Yemen – A month ago, a Houthi recruiter in his 40s, approached 16-year-old Abdulkarim in Sanaa and told him about the possibility of being sent to the front line in Marib, where fighting was raging against pro-government forces.

Abdulkarim was promised a Kalashnikov, and a one-month military training course and 50,000 Yemeni rials ($100),