| 2019 Dhamar Airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and Yemeni Civil War | |
| Location | Dhamar, Yemen |
| Date | 1 September 2019 |
| Target | Houthis |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 100[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 40[2](Acc. to Red Cross) |
| Assailants |
 Saudi Arabia led coalition |
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The 2019 Dhamar Airstrike took place on 1 September 2019[3] when Saudi led military coalition aircraft targeted a college building in Dhamar, Yemen that has been used as a detention facility by the Houthis.[4] According to the ICRC in Yemen the airstrike killed dozens of detainees.[5]
Airstrike[]
According to the International Red Cross, Saudi-led coalition aircraft carried out a strike at a multistory building that served as a detention facility by the Houthis. Of the 170 persons detained at the building 40 were treated by injuries, with the rest presumed killed.[6]
Aftermath[]
The Houthis have released 290 detainees as part of a UN peace initiative, of which 42 were survivors of the airstrike.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 people killed in airstrike on Yemen prison". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/01/red-cross-says-more-than-100-killed-in-air-strike-on-yemen-prison. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "Red Cross confirms Saudi coalition bombed detention facility in Yemen, over 100 ‘presumed killed’". The Washington Post. September 2, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-coalition-airstrike-kills-dozens-in-yemen-red-cross-to-investigate/2019/09/01/19e376f6-ccab-11e9-9031-519885a08a86_story.html.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 killed in attack on Yemen prison". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-dhamar-icrc/red-cross-says-more-than-100-killed-in-attack-on-yemen-prison-idUSKCN1VM1AN. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 people killed in airstrike on Yemen prison". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/01/red-cross-says-more-than-100-killed-in-air-strike-on-yemen-prison. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ Houthis: Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen prison, kills dozens
- ↑ "Red Cross confirms Saudi coalition bombed detention facility in Yemen, over 100 ‘presumed killed’". The Washington Post. September 2, 2019. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-coalition-airstrike-kills-dozens-in-yemen-red-cross-to-investigate/2019/09/01/19e376f6-ccab-11e9-9031-519885a08a86_story.html.
- ↑ "Yemeni rebels release hundreds of detainees". BBC News. September 30, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49880517.
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