Dhamar airstrike
| Dhamar airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and the Yemeni Civil War | |
| Location | Dhamar, Yemen |
| Date | 1 September 2019 |
| Target | Houthis |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 100[1] |
| Injured | 40[2] (Acc. to Red Cross) |
| Perpetrators |  Saudi Arabia led coalition |
The Dhamar Airstrike took place on 1 September 2019[3] when Saudi led military coalition aircraft targeted a college building in Dhamar, Yemen that was used as a detention facility by the Houthis.[4] According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, the airstrike killed dozens of detainees.[5]
Airstrike
According to the ICRC, the Saudi-led coalition aircraft carried out an airstrike on 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 and the rest were presumed killed.[6]
Aftermath
The Houthis released 290 detainees as part of a peace initiative of the United Nations (UN), 42 of which 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. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Red Cross confirms Saudi coalition bombed detention facility in Yemen, over 100 'presumed killed'". The Washington Post. September 2, 2019 – via https://www.washingtonpost.com.
{{cite news}}: External link in|via= - ^ Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 killed in attack on Yemen prison". Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 people killed in airstrike on Yemen prison". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Saudi-UAE-led coalition bombs Yemen prison, 'kills 60'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Raghavan, Sudarsan (2 September 2019). "Red Cross confirms Saudi coalition bombed detention facility in Yemen, over 100 'presumed killed'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Yemeni rebels release hundreds of detainees". BBC News. September 30, 2019.
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