Location: village of al-Samwil, Hajjah Governorate [+]
Country: Yemen [+]
Violation types: Violation of international humanitarian law [+]
According to Mwatana for Human Rights: "Section Two: Attacks and Abuses in 2019 This section consists of eleven chapters dealing with the most prominent patterns of international humanitarian law violations committed by the parties to the conflict in Yemen. Additionally, each chapter includes statistics about the number of incidents Mwatana documented during 2019, in addition to a brief legal framework for each pattern of violations and some case studies. [...] On the morning of Eid al-Adha, Sunday August 11, 2019 at about 08:00 a.m., coalition aircraft dropped four bombs on the village of al-Samwil, Mustaba District, Hajjah governorate. The first bomb hit a civilian car in the yard of a house. After about 7 minutes, two other bombs fell about 50 meters from the house, striking those who had survived, who had gathered under a tree after the first bomb hit. The fourth bomb hit a car for paramedics near the house. The attack killed 11 civilians, including seven children and two women, and wounded 17 others, including six children and five women. One of the victims (22 years old) said: “The children’s bodies were torn apart as they were getting ready to wear clothes for the Eid." [+]
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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19 October 2020 | Mwatana for Human Rights | WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN YEMEN 2019 | 25 February 2022 |