How come the war in Yemen is relatively unknown?

It's well reported on.

Out of interest, ask people what they think about Tokyo city's new plans for improving their transport infrastructure.

After doing research on the war in Yemen and asking people about it, I got replies concerning the country being famous for salmon fishing and it being a hotbed for terrorism.

The situation is horrific:

- There is a proxy war between the gulf states and Iran (since Iran supports the Houthi Rebels)
- Terrorism is being allowed to grow at an alarming rate
- Around 6000 people have died according to the UN and this figure is rising quickly
- A terrifying humanitarian need with "4 out of 5 Yemenis" needing aid, largely due to the blockade by the coalition, which also means it is difficult for aid to get into the country
- The West is exporting arms to the Saudis which are likely being used on civilians in Yemen, with the possibility of the UK being tried for war crimes for supplying them
- This is only part of the story

How come this conflict isn't as known as much as those in Syria and Iraq for example?

It's well reported on if you look for it. But the Economist recently called it the "forgotten war" and they certainly aren't alone. The west has certainly payed it relatively little attention compared to elsewhere. I personally haven't seen a thread about it on this forum either.
Many major cities are aiming at improving infrastructure and becoming more sustainable, but what is happening in Yemen is a rutheless war with major geopolitical implications. I have read that the Gulf States are more concerned with Yemen than Syria itself.

Yemen ceased to be of any strategic importance since ships converted from coal to fuel oil.

Iran for some time has been supporting anti west & anti Saudi dissent wherever it can. (Palestine, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan.) and they've done a reasonable job at getting useful idiots in the west on board.

As with rocket attacks against Israel, Irans activities in Yemen isn't about turning the tide, it's about costing the other guys so much money them at they change their stance.

The west has paid Yemen significant interest. US forces have been active in the area for some time. Prior to that UK forces were rather heavily involved in the area.

You'll probably find that the recent violence has been driven by Iran trying to undo all of that work.

You forgot to say the Saudi have targeted Yemen's World Heritage sites - and destroyed them.

The Saudi are our "allies", so it's ok. If Russia had done a tenth of that there would have been a lot of reports in the media.

Even more similarities with ISIS then.

ISIS and the Saudi are driven by the same ideology.

Yemeni here.
The belligerents:
Shiite Houthis, Muslim Brotherhood and former dicator Ali Abdullah Saleh's militas VS the South Yemeni Resistance, Yemeni goverment, Saudi Arabia, UAE (with bit part played by other Gulf and African states)

This isnt as bad as Syria/Iraq because the Saudis and Emirates were suprisingly effective (considering their reputation for being dumb and crap ar war) at destroying most of the arms in Yemen unlike the disaster the West and Russia have made in Syria meaning no large scale damage could be done hence less refugees and relatively calm in quite a lot of areas.

Speaking as a person living in Saudi, everyone here is prone to forgetting we're at war too. It's really quite a terrible situation.

I had not thought of this. Perhaps a reason for it is because of the complexities of the Syrian conflict, with the West arming various rebel groups instead of targeting Assad, not really having a clue on what it was doing. Compared to the coalition having a clear goal on who their enemy is and what to do about them.

However despite this success, there is still worldwide condemnation of the imprecision of their attacks and the international community says that a resolution to the conflict cannot be found through the coalition's attacks. If the Houthis were defeated though, there may be a power vacuum over some areas of the country. It has the potential for the conflict to become a lot worse.

That's really odd, given that missiles have been shot into Saudi from Yemen (though intercepted) I suppose everyone is so focused on Syria the media wants to focus on one story per region.

I had not thought of this. Perhaps a reason for it is because of the complexities of the Syrian conflict, with the West arming various rebel groups instead of targeting Assad, not really having a clue on what it was doing. Compared to the coalition having a clear goal on who their enemy is and what to do about them.

However despite this success, there is still worldwide condemnation of the imprecision of their attacks and the international community says that a resolution to the conflict cannot be found through the coalition's attacks. If the Houthis were defeated though, there may be a power vacuum over some areas of the country. It has the potential for the conflict to become a lot worse.

40 year old Scud missiles fired at Saudi Arabia who has the latest Patriot defense system is not a major problem. Most missiles fired ended up crashing long before the reached the Saudi border.
What im suprised most about is how the Saudis and UAE were far more reactive about Yemen compared to Syria. They even pulled out of Syria completely when their attention turned to Yemen as soon as the militas were near the border of Aden.

The biggest danger in Yemen is the Muslim Brotherhood faction there know as Hizb Al-Islah. The Muslim Brotherhood is banned in Saudi Arabia and the UAE and are enemies with eachother. Should the Yemeni resistence and the coalition heavly weaken the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen then the Houthi and Ali Saleh's militas will be overrun with ease due to the fact they are all mercenaries and will pack up once the money drys up or they start suffering heavy losses.

The situation is far better in Yemen than in Iraq and Syria because the politics there are very different. I cannot see isis EVER getting a foothold in Yemen and thankfully so. Lets just hope the Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah (houthis) can be smashed.

Who's the west arming again?