Saudi airstrikes kill 30 in Yemen
- 8 years ago
Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Shiite rebels killed at least 30 people, mostly civilians, when they hit a market area outside the capital on Saturday, Yemeni security officials said.
They said the raid hit the popular market in the Nihm district, killing at least 22 civilians and leaving burned bodies strewn across the area.
The officials, who are neutral in a conflict that has split the armed forces, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
The strike comes a day after aid and rights groups urged Western countries to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia, which is striking the Iran-backed rebels, known as Houthis, to support forces loyal to the internationally recognized government.
The U.N. says the fighting in Yemen has killed more than 6,000 people since March 2015 and wounded more than 35,000
They said the raid hit the popular market in the Nihm district, killing at least 22 civilians and leaving burned bodies strewn across the area.
The officials, who are neutral in a conflict that has split the armed forces, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.
The strike comes a day after aid and rights groups urged Western countries to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia, which is striking the Iran-backed rebels, known as Houthis, to support forces loyal to the internationally recognized government.
The U.N. says the fighting in Yemen has killed more than 6,000 people since March 2015 and wounded more than 35,000