A dozen Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led raid
madaresharghi Twelve Yemeni civilians including women and children have been killed in an air raid by the Saudi-led coalition northeast of the capital Sana’a, an official, residents and media said Sunday. A local official told AFP the coalition air raid hit a vehicle carrying the 12 civilians in Hareeb al-Qarameesh in Marib Province, about 70 […]
Twelve Yemeni civilians including women and children have been killed in an air raid by the Saudi-led coalition northeast of the capital Sana’a, an official, residents and media said Sunday.
A local official told AFP the coalition air raid hit a vehicle carrying the 12 civilians in Hareeb al-Qarameesh in Marib Province, about 70 km (43 miles) northeast of Sana’a, AFP reported.
The news agency Saba also reported the attack, saying the vehicle was destroyed and all passengers killed.
Residents said four children and two women were among the victims.
The Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a war against the Houthis since March 2015, has been repeatedly criticized for attacks on civilians.
Nearly 13,000 people have been killed, and millions displaced in the conflict which has pushed the impoverished country to the brink of famine.
A cholera outbreak has also claimed the lives of more than 1,800 people since April, with 400,000 suspected cases across the country, according to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The United Nations warned in July that 80 percent of Yemen’s children desperately needed aid in what the organization has called the “largest humanitarian crisis in the world.”