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| Saudi Arabian-led coalition strikes in Yemen could be breaking international law, says Human Rights Watch | Saudi Arabian-led coalition strikes in Yemen could be breaking international law, says Human Rights Watch |
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| Air strikes conducted by the Saudi Arabian-led coalition could have broken international law in Yemen after claiming the lives of 60 civilians in residential districts, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. | Air strikes conducted by the Saudi Arabian-led coalition could have broken international law in Yemen after claiming the lives of 60 civilians in residential districts, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. |
| The NGO, which interviewed survivors of the strikes, claims it found no evidence of military targets in the Old City and in the Al-Asbahi neighbourhood, adding that homes in several other areas were hit “200 metres or more from possible military objectives.” | The NGO, which interviewed survivors of the strikes, claims it found no evidence of military targets in the Old City and in the Al-Asbahi neighbourhood, adding that homes in several other areas were hit “200 metres or more from possible military objectives.” |
| In the report the group claims the coalition “carried out at least six apparently unlawful air strikes in residential areas” of Sana’a, the country’s capital. It adds: “Coalition members and the United States, as a party to the conflict, are required under the laws of war to investigate such attacks, but they have not.” | In the report the group claims the coalition “carried out at least six apparently unlawful air strikes in residential areas” of Sana’a, the country’s capital. It adds: “Coalition members and the United States, as a party to the conflict, are required under the laws of war to investigate such attacks, but they have not.” |
| Joe Stork, the group’s deputy Middle East director, said: “How many civilians will die in unlawful air strikes in Yemen before the coalition and its US ally investigate what went wrong and who is responsible. | Joe Stork, the group’s deputy Middle East director, said: “How many civilians will die in unlawful air strikes in Yemen before the coalition and its US ally investigate what went wrong and who is responsible. |
| “Their disregard for the safety of civilians is appalling”. | “Their disregard for the safety of civilians is appalling”. |
| The war being raged in Yemen involves a Saudi-led coalition of Sunni Arab states that has launched an all-out air campaign against the Iranian backed Houthi groups who seized Sana’a in 2014. It has quickly escalated into a humanitarian crisis with numerous reports of civilian targets being hit by the coalition’s air strikes. | The war being raged in Yemen involves a Saudi-led coalition of Sunni Arab states that has launched an all-out air campaign against the Iranian backed Houthi groups who seized Sana’a in 2014. It has quickly escalated into a humanitarian crisis with numerous reports of civilian targets being hit by the coalition’s air strikes. |
| According to United Nations' figures, the war in Yemen has killed at least 5,884 people since March, when fighting escalated after Saudi Arabia began air strikes against the Houthi. Cross-border shelling has also killed dozens of Saudi border guards and soldiers. | According to United Nations' figures, the war in Yemen has killed at least 5,884 people since March, when fighting escalated after Saudi Arabia began air strikes against the Houthi. Cross-border shelling has also killed dozens of Saudi border guards and soldiers. |
| According to the report, one of the Saudi Arabian-led coalition strikes hit a house in Sana’a’s Old City, a Unesco World Heritage Site, on the night of September 13, killing 18 civilians. | According to the report, one of the Saudi Arabian-led coalition strikes hit a house in Sana’a’s Old City, a Unesco World Heritage Site, on the night of September 13, killing 18 civilians. |
| Abd al-Khalike Muhammad al-Khamisi, who was interviewed by the group, said he was sleeping at home with his family in their second-floor apartment – around 50 metres from where the strike hit. | Abd al-Khalike Muhammad al-Khamisi, who was interviewed by the group, said he was sleeping at home with his family in their second-floor apartment – around 50 metres from where the strike hit. |
| The 29-year-old said: “I woke up to a loud noise, and felt the glass from all the windows in the room shatter on top of us. My wife and I asked each other why a bomb would drop here; there was no military target near here. It was so loud, so dark.” | The 29-year-old said: “I woke up to a loud noise, and felt the glass from all the windows in the room shatter on top of us. My wife and I asked each other why a bomb would drop here; there was no military target near here. It was so loud, so dark.” |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |
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