Dhamar airstrike

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
Injured	40 (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 ICRC in Yemen, the airstrike killed dozens of detainees.^[5]

Airstrike[]

According to the International Red Cross, 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 UN peace initiative, 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.
^ 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.
^ 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 – via https://www.washingtonpost.com.
^ "Yemeni rebels release hundreds of detainees". BBC News. September 30, 2019.

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[1] Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 people killed in airstrike on Yemen prison". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[2] "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.

[3] Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 killed in attack on Yemen prison". Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

[4] Agence France-Presse. "Red Cross says more than 100 people killed in airstrike on Yemen prison". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[5] Houthis: Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen prison, kills dozens

[6] "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.

[7] "Yemeni rebels release hundreds of detainees". BBC News. September 30, 2019.

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