VICE News filmmaker Medyan Dairieh spent two weeks in Yemen's seaport city of Aden. Surrounded by Houthi militia rebels and under siege "from air, land, and sea," Aden is the focal point of the Yemeni Southern Resistance.Amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis, enduring the chaos of near-constant shelling and menace of snipers, he films with refugees, local politicians, and a training camp teaching young Yemenis to continue fighting the Houthi forces.Dairieh also visits the front lines, where his group comes under incoming fire. The conflict is also taking its toll on innocent children and in a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital we witness the graphic cost of war.In this extra scene, a group of local government workers and resistance fighters meet to discuss the future of Yemen and the possible separation of the south of the country from the north.Watch: The Siege of AdenRead: As Yemenis Starve, Saudi Arabia is Accused of War Crimes in the Country
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Yemen's Future After the Siege (Extra Scene from 'The Siege Of Aden')
In this extra scene from 'The Siege Of Aden', a group of government workers and resistance fighters discuss the future of Yemen and the devastating effects the siege has had on the city.