Yemeni city in peril 

Fighting around oil-rich Marib has intensified. The last northern Yemeni city loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government is surrounded on three sides by Houthi forces. Host Carol Hills speaks with Peter Salisbury, senior analyst for Yemen at the International Crisis Group, about what may be a critical turn in the yearslong civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions hungry.

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