Location: Kheir School, Al-Sharafa Village, Hadhran, Beni Hushaysh, Sana'a Governorate [+]
Country: Yemen [+]
Violation types: Unlawful Airstrike [+]
This incident took place in Kheir School, Al-Sharafa Village, Hadhran, Beni Hushaysh, Sana'a Governorate, Yemen [+]
According to Amnesty International: "The strikes that Amnesty International has researched were unlawful – in that they deliberately targeted civilian objects or disproportionately harmed civilians and civilian objects in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated from the attack, or failed to distinguish between civilian objects and military objectives. [...] Residents said that two days later, on 23 October, just before dusk, coalition forces conducted an air strike that struck the Kheir School, which was vacant at the time, causing extensive damage and rendering it unusable; the attack also hit the home of Ali Ali Ahmed Khaled, 100 metres away. According to the residents, this strike killed two of Ali’s children, five year old Morad Ali Ali Khaled, and his six year old sister, Abeer Ali Ali Khaled, and injured their mother. A further strike hit a nearby hill. [...] Amnesty International reviewed video footage released by a local media site on 24 October taken after the strikes on the mosque and school. The video does not show the presence of any military personnel or materiel, consistent with the residents’ statements. Residents said that the nearest military objective to the village was the Shujah checkpoint, several kilometres away." [+]
Name | Other Names | Classification |
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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
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Army [+] Joint Operation [+] Military [+] Navy [+] |
Publication Date | Publisher | Publication Title | Access Date | Archive Link |
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11 December 2015 | Amnesty International | Yemen: ‘Our kids are bombed’: Schools under attack in Yemen | 16 March 2022 |