Location: Al-Mesgah village, Ibb Governorate [+]
Country: Yemen [+]
Violation types: Aerial attack may tantamount to war crimes in accordance with the International Humanitarian Law [+]
According to Mwatana for Human Rights: "IDespite the statements issued by the Spokesman of the Arab Allied Forces –Brigadier General Ahmed Aseeri- that all precautionary measures were taken to avoid civilian casualties and to ensure the safety and security of all Yemenis, a sizable number of the coalition’ aerial attacks did target civilian areas and resulted in killing and injury of civilian, damage of homes, civil institutions and infrastructures. These violations may tantamount to war crimes in accordance with the International Humanitarian Law. [...] n another attack, a plane belonging to the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces bombed on 24 August 2015 the house of one of the residents in Al-Mesgah village which is part of Al-Saddah district in Ibb governorate, killing four civilians, including a woman, and wounding two others including a child. One of the village residents reported that this area has been under constant bombardment from the coalition forces although it is not a military zone and there are no military posts, saying that all the victims of this attack were civilians from the area." [+]
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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15 December 2015 | Mwatana for Human Rights | Blind Air Strikes | 09 October 2019 |