Violence proliferates in Yemen’s chaos

Images of the decapitated bodies of northern Yemeni soldiers lying on the streets of the southern city of Aden, circulated on social media, leave no doubt as to the brutality of Yemen’s evolving conflict. While the focus in recent days has been on the Saudi-led assault on the Houthis, escalating violence in the south is a worrying reminder both of the complexity of Yemen’s crisis and of its potential to get far worse.