VIDEO: Saudi Arabia Admits Targeting Civilians in Yemen

Mon Feb 1, 2016 11:05:40

U.N. has estimated that around 2,800 civilians have been killed in Yemen since Saudi Arabia’s strikes have been started last March. Saudi Arabi’s war planes have continued targeting many cities and villages in Yemen regardless of the number of innocent civilians killed in these air raids.

The Saudi-led coalition has claimed to launch an investigation into many facts of violations in Yemen Sunday, including the death of innocent people.

The coalition command in a statement described the media reports and human rights organizations' "allegations" concerning the death of innocent civilians.

In the latest aggression, an airstrike carried out by the Saudi war planes on Sunday killed six people and injured seven others in Sanaa. It is not the latest Saudi-led coalition aggression in yemen.

Saudi Arabi’s war planes have targeted many cities and villages in Yemen regardless of the number of innocent civilians killed in these air raids.

The Saudi coalition has admitted "fault" for some of these attacks, but it has denied responsibility for others. A September explosion at a wedding party in the southwestern port city of Mocha killed more than 130 people, while the Saudi Arabia planes were in the area, Xinhuanet reported.

The U.N. estimates that around 2,800 civilians have been killed in Yemen since the coalition strikes started last March, out of an overall death toll of above 6,000.

A U.N. report last year found that as of the end of June, most civilian deaths were the result of Saudi Arabia strikes.

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