6 Months of Attacks Kill over 6,000 in Yemen: Yemen’s Civil Coalition
Local Editor
Saudi Arabia has killed in excess of 6,000 Yemenis as the kingdom’s military aggression against the impoverished country enters its seventh month, Yemen’s Civil Coalition nongovernmental organization [NGO] said on Saturday.
6,091 Yemenis have lost their lives in the Saudi airstrikes and a total of 13,552 people have been injured, according to a report by Yemen’s Civil Coaliton NGO which was published on Saturday.
There are 3,006 women and children among the dead. As many as 2,997 women and children have been wounded, the report added.
Targeting Infrastructure, Civilians
Yemen’s Civil Coalition stated that the Saudi airstrikes target civilians, the infrastructure and residential areas of Yemen in defiance of international norms and conventions.
The report highlighted an escalation in the Saudi-led airstrikes against Yemen over the past two weeks, which has increased the number of casualties.
The attacks are mainly centered on residential areas in the provinces of Sana’a, Sa’ada, Hajjah, Ta’izz, Ibb, Jawf, Hudaydah, Dhamar, and Bayda, the report noted.
Educational, medical and historical locations across Yemen are also targeted in the airstrikes, the report said, calling on the United Nations [UN] to investigate crimes committed by Saudi Arabia against Yemen.
A Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out a military aggression on Yemen by launching airstrikes against the country since March 26. The airstrikes have not been authorized by the United Nations [UN].
