War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely surviving War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely surviving The roots of Yemen's civil war lie in the Arab spring in 2011 when pro-democracy protests broke out against the 33-year rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh . He responded with economic concessions but refused to resign. After about 50 people died in clashes in the