Civilians killed in Arab airstrikes on Yemen

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At least six children under the age of 10 were among a reported 25 people killed in Saudi Arabian-led airstrikes in the Yemeni capital Sana’a early this morning, Amnesty International confirmed after speaking to hospital officials and eyewitnesses.

The organization spoke to medical personnel at four different hospitals where the dead were taken after being pulled from the rubble of 14 houses that were hit in a residential neighbourhood near the city’s international airport. The rest of those killed were men, mostly in their 30s and 40s. It is believed that more people may still be buried beneath the rubble, and at least 20, including four women, were admitted to hospital with mainly shrapnel injures.

This high toll of civilian deaths and injuries in these attacks raises concerns about compliance with the rules of international humanitarian law. Saudi Arabian and any other armed forces carrying out airstrikes in Yemen are required to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians.​

“This high toll of civilian deaths and injuries in these attacks raises concerns about compliance with the rules of international humanitarian law. Saudi Arabian and any other armed forces carrying out airstrikes in Yemen are required to take all feasible precautions to spare civilians,” said Said Boumedouha, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.

“This includes verifying that targets are in fact military objectives and giving civilians effective advance warnings unless circumstances do not permit.

“The Huthi armed groups and the Yemeni armed forces also have obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians under their control from the effects of attacks, including by avoiding, to the extent feasible, locating their fighters and weaponry within residential neighbourhoods.”

Given the civilian deaths and injuries, Saudi Arabia and other states involved in these airstrikes must investigate whether violations of international humanitarian law were committed. And if there is evidence that war crimes were committed they must prosecute the suspects in fair trials.

Yemen’s Ministry of Health today said the airstrikes killed 25 people and injured some 40 – it is not yet known if there were any fighters among the casualties.

According to a paramedic who witnessed the aftermath, the airstrike near the airport occurred shortly before 3AM local time, in a residential area called Beni Hawat. Huthi armed groups had allegedly been operating a checkpoint around 100m away, as well as al-Dailami base around 500m away.

Saudi Arabian officials today stated they had destroyed “all Huthi air defences" at al-Dailami base next to Sana’a International Airport.

Beni Hawat was among a number of sites around the city hit by airstrikes overnight as Saudi Arabia announced it was launching a military intervention by a coalition of 10 countries, including five Gulf Cooperation Council states, against the Huthi armed groups. The US government today stated it had “authorized the provision of logistical and intelligence support” to this military intervention, and other governments, including the UK and Turkey, endorsed the move.


Yemen: Six children among dozens killed in Saudi Arabian-led airstrikes | Amnesty International

 

[C130]

terrorists like to be around woman and children.


civilian causalities are to be expected.

 

[Hussein]

one day C130 you should stop to lick the boots of saudis for your weapons manufacturers
have some dignity guy

 

[Khalid Newazi]

terrorists like to be around woman and children.


civilian causalities are to be expected.

There's an old WW2 saying, mostly used by the Brits and French and it somewhat goes like this:

"If you see the Germans running, it's probably a British airstrike. If you see the British running it's probably the Germans. And if you see everyone running, it's definitely the Americans".

 

[C130]

There's an old WW2 saying, mostly used by the Brits and French and it somewhat goes like this:

"If you see the Germans running, it's probably a British airstrike. If you see the British running it's probably the Germans. And if you see everyone running, it's definitely the Americans".

what's the point?? you think the U.S doesn't try to limit collateral damage??

it would be a hell a lot easier to carpet bomb some terrorists than to fire a $100,000 missile to kill a few, but we chose precision over overkill.

 

[Khalid Newazi]

what's the point?? you think the U.S doesn't try to limit collateral damage??

it would be a hell a lot easier to carpet bomb some terrorists than to fire a $100,000 missile to kill a few, but we chose precision over overkill.

Unfortunately, your "Precision" ammunition kill a lot of people. Maybe you need weapons with much better "precision".

And please don't talk about limiting damage, tell us how your government limited damage by nuking 2 whole cities of a country that was already discussing terms of surrender. And don't forget this:
US fired depleted uranium at civilian areas in 2003 Iraq war, report finds | World news | The Guardian

 

[C130]

Unfortunately, your "Precision" ammunition kill a lot of people. Maybe you need weapons with much better "precision".

And please don't talk about limiting damage, tell us how your government limited damage by nuking 2 whole cities of a country that was already discussing terms of surrender. And don't forget this:
US fired depleted uranium at civilian areas in 2003 Iraq war, report finds | World news | The Guardian

yeah it kills a lot of people but mainly bad people. can't help these rats like to hide amongst woman and children even arming them with explosive vests.


tell me of a war that doesn't have a lot of civilians that get the bad end of the stick?? hmm...

thank god this isn't the 50's and 60's the civilian causalities would be astronomical compared today.

 

[Khalid Newazi]

yeah it kills a lot of people but mainly bad people. can't help these rats like to hide amongst woman and children even arming them with explosive vests.


tell me of a war that doesn't have a lot of civilians that get the bad end of the stick?? hmm...

thank god this isn't the 50's and 60's the civilian causalities would be astronomical compared today.

Please tell me how the Iraqi soldiers that were defending their homeland from invaders "Bad People"? You need to watch less of Merican Propaganda TV.

 

[C130]

Please tell me how the Iraqi soldiers that were defending their homeland from invaders "Bad People"? You need to watch less of Merican Propaganda TV.

Iraqi soldiers

I get my information from the horses mouth, not from U.S propaganda.

terrorists tell you what they think and their actions are disturbing.

 

[Hussein]

Iraqi soldiers

better people than your wahhabi masters

 

[Saif al-Arab]

one day C130 you should stop to lick the boots of saudis for your weapons manufacturers
have some dignity guy

Oh another Farsi user obsessed about internal Arab affairs. You are like mosquitos in a swamp during a warm summer night. You never seem to disappear no matter how much spray you use.

A Mullah terror supporter crying about 5-10 civilian casualties in coordinated attacks that are intended to target the illegal Houthi terror cult.

Nobody is targeting them intentionally but this is war. There are civilian casualties in every war and such campaigns. The most important thing is that they are as limited as possible and that nobody is targeting any civilians intentionally.

Where were you tears when Houthi's were killing peaceful Yemeni protestors in Sana'a and Ta'izz a few days ago?

Your terror Mullah's will be removed from the Arab world, Insha'Allah. First it was Bahrain successfully, now Yemen and finally Syria.

A shame that you Farsis are not crying about the Syrians that are barrel bombed on a daily basis by your lovely ally Al-Assad.

What a joke.

Lastly Yemenis are our brothers and closely tied to KSA. Something that they are not to Iran which they have no relation to at all other than fighting against Mullah sponsored terrorism and meddling in their country.

@Rakan.SA @Gasoline @Hechmi Seif @Sinan @Kamal_dbk @ebray @Halimi etc.

 

[Hussein]

yeah you are speaking to An arab rooted person, idiot.
just buy some intelligence before writing on the net.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

yeah you are speaking to An arab rooted person, idiot.
just buy some intelligence before writing on the net.

Yes, sure and I am a Eskimo. My correct and factual points still stand. Maybe you have difficulty with English. Not my problem.

 

[Hussein]

Yes, sure and I am a Eskimo. My correct and factual points still stand. Maybe you have difficulty with English. Not my problem.

next time try to stop changing your pseudos mister fanatic and stop use the same words
it is like a 5 years old understanding he was wrong and the only thing he does : insulting and changing subject . grow up.

 

[Khalid Newazi]

Iraqi soldiers

Yeah, you know, those guys who were fighting the NATO terror OP in Iraq back in 2003.

I get my information from the horses mouth, not from U.S propaganda.

terrorists tell you what they think and their actions are disturbing.

I highly doubt you see anything rather than propaganda.