Location: Othman Mujali Market, Sa'adah district, Sa'dah Governorate [+]
Country: Yemen [+]
Violation types: Unlawful Airstrike [+]
This incident took place in Othman Mujali Market, Sa'adah district, Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen [+]
According to Human Rights Watch: "Unlawful Airstrikes [...] Human Rights Watch investigated several coalition aerial attacks in Saada City that appeared to be in violation of the laws of war. On the basis of information from relatives, witnesses, medical staff, and local Houthi authorities Human Rights Watch compiled the names and ages of 59 people killed in aerial attacks in Saada City between April 6 and May 11, including 14 women and at least 35 children. [...] Satellite imagery also shows the destruction of the Othman Mujali Market in the southern part of Saada City. The main market building was destroyed between April 15 and May 2. At least eight aerial bombs were dropped on the remaining market buildings and the adjacent financial building. According to Al-Jumhouri hospital records, the strikes killed two civilians and wounded nine." [+]
Publication Date | Publisher | Publication Title | Access Date | Archive Link |
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30 June 2015 | Human Rights Watch | Targeting Saada: Unlawful Coalition Airstrikes on Saada City in Yemen | 09 October 2019 |