Monday 28 September 2015

28th Sep 2015, women's wedding tent in Waheja village in Yemen hit by Saudi led coalition airstrike killing 26 mostly women and children

WARNING: This video is graphic and disturbing. It is placed here as evidence to call for an independent UN investigation and to call on Western countries to respect the Arms Treaty and stop the transfer of arms to Saudi Arabia.

On Monday 28th September 2015, the Saudi led coalition air strikes hit a wedding party. The strikes were on two tents in the Red Sea village of Waheja, near the port of Al-Mokha, Thobab district. At least 26 civilians were killed, including 13 children and 12 women. The death toll would have been higher had it not been for the first bomb landing near to the men's tent, and as a result many people fled. The second bomb however fell directly on the women and children's tent destroying all of those inside. Jets continued to fly over the village the rest of the day terrifying all of the residents.

This is Mwatana's report of the incident: 

 http://www.mwatana.org/en/132016446

News reports:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yemen-wedding-party-attack_560a6a3ce4b0dd8503090e4c
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/29/death-toll-from-airstrike-on-yemen-wedding-hits-131
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34388463
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/yemen-wedding-party-air-strike-death-toll-saudi-led-attack-tops-131-1521645 




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Sunday 27 September 2015

27th Sep 2015, 9 members of family killed in Bani Hashish Yemen, when house destroyed by Saudi led coalition airstrike

On 27th September 2015, the Saudi led coalition airstrikes targeted a large house, consisting of several floors, belonging to Mr.  Mohammed Almaghrabi, in the village of Bait Almaghrabi in the Bani Hashish area, north of Sana'a. The house completely collapsed killing 9 civilians from one family, including a mother and father and their four children, one of them who was a baby.

WARNING, the following video is GRAPHIC and DISTRESSING. It is put here as evidence to support the call for an independent enquiry into war crimes and to call on the West to stop supplying arms to Saudi Arabia.

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27th Sep 2015, 2 families killed when 2 houses struck by Saudi led coalition airstrike in Yarim city, Ibb, Yemen

On 27th September 2015, the Saudi led coalition airstrikes destroyed two houses that were situated next to the agriculture bank in Tamhan district of Yarim city in the province of Ibb, Yemen. Two entire families were killed. The casualties included Abdulwasee Ahmad Nomaan (an employee of the bank) and his wife and children, as well as Haleem Haidar and his wife and children.

Warning: the following video is graphic and extremely distressing. It is put here as evidence to call for a UN inquiry and to call on Western governments to respect the Arms Treaty by stopping the transfer of arms to Saudi Arabia.


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27th Sep 2015, 18 killed including 14 children and 4 women in small Yemen village by coalition airstrikes

On 27th Sept 2015, the Saudi led coalition fired upon a small village in Zeila village in Harad district, about 100 kms to the North West of Hajja city and close to the Saudi border. At least 18 civilians were killed including 14 childrena and 4 women, and 9 were wounded including 4 children and a woman.

A first bomb landed in an empty area wounding 1 person, a second in the middle of the village but failed to detonate. Residents then fled the area and a 3rd bomb was fired on those fleeing the scene.

There were some reports that it was an Apache helicopter that fired on the fleeing civilians, however Yemeni human rights organisation Mwatana recorded the incident as 'coalition fighter jets'.

This is Mwatana's report of the incident:

 

Warning: the media below is extremely graphic and distressing. It is put here as evidence to call for a UN investigation and to call on Western governments to respect the Arms Treaty by stopping the transfer of weapons to Saudi Arabia.





http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/27/us-yemen-security-airstrike-idUSKCN0RR0IW20150927



More photos here (graphic).

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Thursday 24 September 2015

24th Sept 2015, 19 civilians killed inc 13 children 6 women, by airstrike on home in Bani Aziz village, Yemen

On the 24th September 2015, on the day of Eid, the Saudi led coalition airstrikes hit a 2 story home in Bani Aziz village in Aflah Al-Yemen district, Hajja province. 19 civilians were killed including 13 women and 6 children. There were no Houthis or any armed group in the village, just poor people with no interest in politics at all.

This is Mwatana's report of the incident:
(note the date on this report is listed as 23rd but other reports and tweets of the breaking news, plus the date of Eid, indicate it actually took place on 24th not the 23rd)

http://www.mwatana.org/en/132016446

WARNING: the media below is GRAPHIC and DISTRESSING


Tuesday 22 September 2015

22nd Sep 2015, school hit by coalition airstrike in Yemen killing a teacher and his 2 sons

On 22nd September 2015, the Saudi led coalition airstrikes hit Abdullah Al-Wazir School in Bani Hushish district of Sana'a Governorate. A total of four bombs were dropped, 3 hitting inside the school and the other just outside, killing 3 civilians including 2 children, and injuring 2 people including a woman and a child. All the victims were from the same family. The repeated airstrikes hindered rescue attempts.

This is Mwatana's report of the incident:



http://mwatana.org/sites/default/files/pdf/Blind%20Airstrikes%20Report.pdf

Report on Almseer News
Report on Khaber News Agency









 

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Monday 21 September 2015

21st Sept 2015, multiple tap airstrike kills 18 civilians in Al-Shagadrah district of Yemen

On the 21st September 2015, the Saudi led coalition airstrikes dropped a bomb on the security department in the village of Dhar Abo Tayr in Al-Shagadrah district, Hajja province, Yemen. Jets then waited 40 minutes until a crowd of civilians coming back from the market had gathered to look at the damage, before dropping 4 further bombs around that area, killing at least 18 civilians including 3 children, and wounding at least 6 others including a child. Fragments of the bombs were found as far as 2.5 kms away.

This is Mwatana's report of the incident:

http://www.mwatana.org/en/132016446

WARNING: the media below is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC and DISTURBING

This local news reports states 80 casualties (wounded and injured):


















http://newsofyemen.net/2015/09/in-pics-saudi-uae-double-tap-strike-on-alshagdera-markt-in-haja-yemen-killed-31/ 

http://poorworld.net/Yemen/YemenImages298.htm

https://www.facebook.com/yemenipress/posts/870950516291495

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Sunday 20 September 2015

19th Sept 2015, air strikes hit busy market in Munabbih, Saada, Yemen

On Saturday 19th September 2015, Saudi led coalition air strikes hit a market place in the region of All-Mougenia in Munabbih, Saada province. It was a busy time with shopkeepers, vendors and shoppers as it was the week before Eid al-Adha and people had gone out to buy what they needed for the holy celebration. Up to 90 people (initially the figure was 72 but later the figure rose to 90) were killed and 14 injured. Witnesses say that the raid resulted in people being cut to pieces, bodies were burning in the street and all the shops were also destroyed.

http://kayhan.ir/en/news/18590/six-months-of-saudi-strikes-kill-over-6000-in-yemen
http://alistairreignblog.com/2015/09/26/httpwp-mep6khlz-af/

These videos document the Saudi led coalition air strikes on Yemen. WARNING, they are EXTREMELY GRAPHIC and DISTRESSING. They are put here as evidence to support the call for an independent enquiry into war crimes and to call on the West to stop supplying arms to Saudi Arabia.








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Friday 18 September 2015

18th Sept, 13 killed in Old Sanaa when Saudi led coalition strike UNESCO heritage home in Yemen

On 18th September the Saudi led coalition airstrikes hit a residential area in the historical city of Old Sana'a, which is one of UNESCO's World Heritage sites, killing 13 civilians including a woman and 9 children.

Source: http://www.al-yemeni.org/2015/10/13/obliterating-sanaa-city-bombing-unesco-heritage/

This is Mwatana's report of the incident (note that they have it reported as the 17th September but from looking an breaking tweets and other reports at that time it can be seen that the actual date was the 18th):





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Thursday 17 September 2015

17th September 2015, Saudi led coalition airstrikes hit crowded residential area of Eastern Jeraf, Sanaa, Yemen, killing 10 injuring 11

On 17th September 2015, Saudi led coalition airstrikes hit the crowded residential area of Eastern Jeraf in Sana'a. Ten residents were killed, including children, and a further eleven were injured, including one child who was seriously injured. Four houses were totally destroyed and seven others were badly damaged.

WARNING: This media documents the Saudi led coalition air strikes on Yemen. It is GRAPHIC and DISTRESSING. It is put here as evidence to support the call for an independent enquiry into war crimes and to call on the West to stop supplying arms to Saudi Arabia.



























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