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Incident on 30 August 2018 [+] Print this page

Location: near Aqban Island to the west of Al Khawbah in Al Lihyah district [+]

Country: Yemen [+]

Violation types: Airstrikes against civilians or civilian objects [+]

Location


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This incident took place in near Aqban Island to the west of Al Khawbah in Al Lihyah district, Yemen [+]

Description


According to Mwatana for Human Rights: "On Thursday, 30 August about 2018, at 6:30 pm, the Coalition carried out five airstrikes at sea near Aqban Island to the west of Al Khawbah in Al Lihyah district of Al Hudaydah governorate. Four of the airstrikes targeted four fishing boats belonging to fishermen from Al Khawbah and Al Hudaydah City, while the fifth hit the sea. The airstrikes killed around 7 civilians and wounded 2 others. Seven people who were on the boats at the time of the attack remain missing. The airstrikes completely destroyed the fishing vessels. A 30-year-old fisherman said: “I am psychologically devastated because I am the only one of my colleagues that made it out alive.”" [+]

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 [+]

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
16 July 2019 Mwatana for Human Rights Withering Life 09 October 2019