‘We are terrified but we want to get an education’, say Yemeni schoolgirls

The BBC reports from a school in Taiz, Yemen, where children are determined to keep learning despite the vicious civil war.

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For many children in Yemen, their education is taking place in the shadow of a vicious civil war between forces supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, and the Iran-backed Houthis.

The conflict has made attending school a challenge for many, and according to Unicef, around 3.2 million children in Yemen were out of school even before the war escalated last month.

Reporting from a school in Taiz, south-western Yemen, the BBC heard from children who are determined to keep learning despite the fighting.

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