rital has some learning difficulties. the surgeons believe it‘s because it was done in the first year of life. what we put the two kids through and the brains through is a lot. and the younger brains and the younger circulations are better adapted. everything is easier. a one—year—old's regenerative capacities are so much better. the skin heals better, it stretches better, the bone grows in better. they‘re setting up a charity so that funds are available to pay for early intervention in future cases and for research into the best way to separate conjoined twins. it‘s january 2019. i think the last two months after their last operation on the brain has been a little bit of a stormy time for safa and marwa. they‘ve had ups and downs with infections and temperatures, and marwa‘s heart is having to work quite hard for both of them, and that‘s causing her a few challenges. but they‘re hanging in there. and they‘re both reasonably well. the next challenge for the surgeons is to ensure each twin will have enough skin to cover th

mohammed's other daughter, one—year—old rital, was hit by shrapnel. her eyesight may never recover.fleeing the fighting over a year ago. a decision they are now regretting. the whole family is here and they are all worried about the same thing. now that their home has been destroyed, once they are discharged from hospital, they have no idea where they are going to go. across the city, thousands have fled their homes. those who remain worry for their future. this local market might be busy, but only two blocks away, the battle continues. we follow one of the commanders from the houthi rebels. he shows me how the city is still at war. there is meant to have been a ceasefire across the city, brokered by the un, ten months ago. the deal was a rare glimmer of hope for yemen. but since then, both sides are still accused of targeting residential neighbourhoods, and peace has never been further away. as the city collapses around them, the people here struggle to survive. ahmed salem lives here with his daughter zahra. they may have survived the shelling, but they have been left mentally sca

mohammed's other daughter, one—year—old rital, was hit by shrapnel. her eyesight may never recover.they have been through. the family had onlyjust returned home after fleeing the fighting over a year ago. a decision they are now regretting. the whole family is here and they are all worried about the same thing. now that their home has been destroyed, once they are discharged from hospital, they have no idea where they are going to go. across the city, thousands have fled their homes. those who remain worry for their future. this local market might be busy, but only two blocks away, the battle continues. we follow one of the commanders from the houthi rebels. he shows me how the city is still at war. there is meant to have been a ceasefire across the city, brokered by the un ten months ago. the deal was a rare glimmer of hope for yemen. but since then, both sides are still accused of targeting residential neighbourhoods, and peace has never been further away. as the city collapses around them, the people here struggle to survive. ahmed salem lives here with his daughter zahra. they m

mohammed's other daughter, one—year—old rital, was hit by shrapnel. her eyesight may never recover.nlyjust returned home after fleeing the fighting over a year ago. a decision they are now regretting. the whole family is here and they are all worried about the same thing. now that their home has been destroyed, once they are discharged from hospital, they have no idea where they are going to go. across the city, thousands have fled their homes. those who remain worry for their future. this local market might be busy, but only two blocks away, the battle continues. we follow one of the commanders from the houthi rebels. he shows me how the city is still at war. there is meant to have been a ceasefire across the city, brokered by the un ten months ago. the deal was a rare glimmer of hope for yemen. but since then, both sides are still accused of targeting residential neighbourhoods, and peace has never been further away. as the city collapses around them, the people here struggle to survive. ahmed salem lives here with his daughter zahra. they may have survived the shelling, but they

mohammed's other daughter, one—year—old rital, was hit by shrapnel. her eyesight may never recover.yjust returned home after fleeing the fighting over a year ago. a decision they are now regretting. the whole family is here and they are all worried about the same thing. now that their home has been destroyed, once they are discharged from hospital, they have no idea where they are going to go. across the city, thousands have fled their homes. those who remain worry for their future. this local market might be busy, but only two blocks away, the battle continues. we follow one of the commanders from the houthi rebels. he shows me how the city is still at war. there is meant to have been a ceasefire across the city, brokered by the un, ten months ago. the deal was a rare glimmer of hope for yemen. but since then, both sides are still accused of targeting residential neighbourhoods, and peace has never been further away. as the city collapses around them, the people here struggle to survive. ahmed salem lives here with his daughter zahra. they may have survived the shelling, but they h