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Incident on 9 August 2016 [+] Print this page

Location: Food production facility [+]

Country: Yemen [+]

Violation types: Potential violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law [+]

Location


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This incident took place in Food production facility, Yemen [+]

Description


According to the Panel of Experts on Yemen: "119. The Panel investigated potential violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law and other acts that may amount to threats to peace and security attributed to some States members of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, both through air strikes and ground operations, details of which are provided below. The Panel has maintained the requisite high level of evidentiary standards in respect of each incident investigated and reported, even though it did not have physical access to Yemen. 120. The Panel investigated 10 air strikes that led to at least 292 civilian fatalities, including at least 100 women and children. The strikes also destroyed three residential buildings, three civilian industrial factory complexes, a hospital and a marketplace (see table 7). Detailed case studies, which include assessments of compliance with international humanitarian law, are provided in appendices A to D to annex 49. Other case studies are with the Secretariat. [...] 9 August Sana’a Food production facility High explosive aircraft bomb Repeat strike; 10 dead, 13 injured" [+]

Perpetrator units

Name Other Names Classification
Operation Restoring Hope [+] Arab Coalition
Arab Coalition Forces
Arab Coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen
Gulf Arab coalition
Hope Restoration Operation
Joint Forces
Operation Renewal of Hope
Operation Storm of Resolve
Saudi-led Arab Coalition
Saudi-led Coalition
coalition forces
operations Renewal of Hope
Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Joint Operation [+]
Military [+]
Navy [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
31 January 2017 United Nations Security Council Letter dated 27 January 2017 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2017/81) 11 April 2022