Tired of War, Yemeni Bloggers Say, ‘Enough’

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/world/middleeast/tired-of-war-bloggers-in-yemen-say-enough.html

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As the death toll mounts in Yemen, and airstrikes make life in the capital, Sana, a nerve-racking ordeal, Yemeni bloggers continue to post firsthand dispatches on social networks, frequently tagged with the Arabic word kefaya, meaning “enough.”

This stream of Twitter S.O.S. messages came after strikes on an arms depot late Monday ignited missiles stored on a hill above Sana, sending shrapnel from secondary explosions flying into the air close to civilian neighborhoods.

In addition to using Twitter to urge an end to the violence, Yemenis also scoured the network for information about what was happening on the other side of the Saudi border, finding images that appeared to show armor moving in their direction and a patriotic song celebrating the Saudi-led offensive.