02.09.2020 - 09:45 [ NPR ]

‚Blood And Oil‘ Traces Mohammed Bin Salman‘s Rise As A Ruthless Saudi Leader

When ground radios failed to work, Saudi pilots had to fly low enough to use their cellphones to communicate with mission control. Mohammed bin Salman had assured his father and U.S. officials the Yemen operation would be over in a couple of months. Five years on, the Saudi-led air campaign continues. Airstrikes have killed thousands of civilians, and Yemen is now considered the largest humanitarian disaster in the world.