SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
A young girl stands amidst the ruins of a building destroyed during past Saudi-led coalition air strikes, in the province of Amran, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on July 6, 2019. (Photo: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)
'Grief and Anger' in Yemen After US-Backed Saudi Bombing Kills Seven Children, Nine Others
"These children should not be victims of this conflict. Yet, they have paid the highest price imaginable."
Sep 25, 2019
Warning: This story contains graphic images and video.
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition attack on Yemen Tuesday killed 16 people, including seven children, the latest massacre in the years long conflict.
"These children should not be victims of this conflict," Save the Children in Yemen country director Tamer Kirolos told Middle East Eye. "Yet, they have paid the highest price imaginable. We're calling for an independent investigation into the attack and for perpetrators to be held to account."
Graphic video and photos from the attack showed the extent of the destruction and human devastation.
None— Anthony C Heaford (@Anthony C Heaford) 1569355703
Survivors buried the victims in a mass grave, Yemeni journalist Mohammed Hojily reported.
\u201cGroup grave for the entire family who were killed at the morning,\n \nFew hours later the villagers digged a group grave for the entire family who killed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Qatabah District south of #Yemen and buried them all once amid grief and anger\u201d— \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d Yemen (@\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d Yemen) 1569360858
The attack was took place in Dhalea province, an area controlled by Houthi rebels, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
The Saudi-led war on Yemen--backed by the U.S. government--has raged for over four years.
According to Al Jazeera, the Houthis had hoped for a mutual drawdown in hostilities:
The deadly strikes came four days after the Houthi rebels said they would stop missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia--if the military alliance targeting Yemen does the same--after the militia that controls most of the country claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on oil facilities in the kingdom.
"The aggressors do not understand the message of peace... but only messages of drones and of missile power," Houthi rebels said on their Al Masirah television station.
Tuesday's attack came less than a week after a drone strike on a Saudi oil field on September 19. The oil field strike, which killed nobody, drew widespread condemnation from leaders in Europe and the U.S., but thus far those leaders have been silent about the Yemen attack.
"Europe will not condemn this," tweeted Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft vice president Trita Parsi. "But a strike against an oil field in Saudi Arabia that killed no one, they condemned in 'strongest terms.'"
An Urgent Message From Our Co-Founder
Dear Common Dreams reader, The U.S. is on a fast track to authoritarianism like nothing I've ever seen. Meanwhile, corporate news outlets are utterly capitulating to Trump, twisting their coverage to avoid drawing his ire while lining up to stuff cash in his pockets. That's why I believe that Common Dreams is doing the best and most consequential reporting that we've ever done. Our small but mighty team is a progressive reporting powerhouse, covering the news every day that the corporate media never will. Our mission has always been simple: To inform. To inspire. And to ignite change for the common good. Now here's the key piece that I want all our readers to understand: None of this would be possible without your financial support. That's not just some fundraising cliche. It's the absolute and literal truth. We don't accept corporate advertising and never will. We don't have a paywall because we don't think people should be blocked from critical news based on their ability to pay. Everything we do is funded by the donations of readers like you. Will you donate now to help power the nonprofit, independent reporting of Common Dreams? Thank you for being a vital member of our community. Together, we can keep independent journalism alive when it’s needed most. - Craig Brown, Co-founder |
Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.
Warning: This story contains graphic images and video.
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition attack on Yemen Tuesday killed 16 people, including seven children, the latest massacre in the years long conflict.
"These children should not be victims of this conflict," Save the Children in Yemen country director Tamer Kirolos told Middle East Eye. "Yet, they have paid the highest price imaginable. We're calling for an independent investigation into the attack and for perpetrators to be held to account."
Graphic video and photos from the attack showed the extent of the destruction and human devastation.
None— Anthony C Heaford (@Anthony C Heaford) 1569355703
Survivors buried the victims in a mass grave, Yemeni journalist Mohammed Hojily reported.
\u201cGroup grave for the entire family who were killed at the morning,\n \nFew hours later the villagers digged a group grave for the entire family who killed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Qatabah District south of #Yemen and buried them all once amid grief and anger\u201d— \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d Yemen (@\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d Yemen) 1569360858
The attack was took place in Dhalea province, an area controlled by Houthi rebels, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
The Saudi-led war on Yemen--backed by the U.S. government--has raged for over four years.
According to Al Jazeera, the Houthis had hoped for a mutual drawdown in hostilities:
The deadly strikes came four days after the Houthi rebels said they would stop missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia--if the military alliance targeting Yemen does the same--after the militia that controls most of the country claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on oil facilities in the kingdom.
"The aggressors do not understand the message of peace... but only messages of drones and of missile power," Houthi rebels said on their Al Masirah television station.
Tuesday's attack came less than a week after a drone strike on a Saudi oil field on September 19. The oil field strike, which killed nobody, drew widespread condemnation from leaders in Europe and the U.S., but thus far those leaders have been silent about the Yemen attack.
"Europe will not condemn this," tweeted Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft vice president Trita Parsi. "But a strike against an oil field in Saudi Arabia that killed no one, they condemned in 'strongest terms.'"
Warning: This story contains graphic images and video.
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition attack on Yemen Tuesday killed 16 people, including seven children, the latest massacre in the years long conflict.
"These children should not be victims of this conflict," Save the Children in Yemen country director Tamer Kirolos told Middle East Eye. "Yet, they have paid the highest price imaginable. We're calling for an independent investigation into the attack and for perpetrators to be held to account."
Graphic video and photos from the attack showed the extent of the destruction and human devastation.
None— Anthony C Heaford (@Anthony C Heaford) 1569355703
Survivors buried the victims in a mass grave, Yemeni journalist Mohammed Hojily reported.
\u201cGroup grave for the entire family who were killed at the morning,\n \nFew hours later the villagers digged a group grave for the entire family who killed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Qatabah District south of #Yemen and buried them all once amid grief and anger\u201d— \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d Yemen (@\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0628\u0646 \u0635\u0627\u0644\u062d Yemen) 1569360858
The attack was took place in Dhalea province, an area controlled by Houthi rebels, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
The Saudi-led war on Yemen--backed by the U.S. government--has raged for over four years.
According to Al Jazeera, the Houthis had hoped for a mutual drawdown in hostilities:
The deadly strikes came four days after the Houthi rebels said they would stop missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia--if the military alliance targeting Yemen does the same--after the militia that controls most of the country claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on oil facilities in the kingdom.
"The aggressors do not understand the message of peace... but only messages of drones and of missile power," Houthi rebels said on their Al Masirah television station.
Tuesday's attack came less than a week after a drone strike on a Saudi oil field on September 19. The oil field strike, which killed nobody, drew widespread condemnation from leaders in Europe and the U.S., but thus far those leaders have been silent about the Yemen attack.
"Europe will not condemn this," tweeted Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft vice president Trita Parsi. "But a strike against an oil field in Saudi Arabia that killed no one, they condemned in 'strongest terms.'"
We've had enough. The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful. The Common Dreams media model is different. We cover the news that matters to the 99%. Our mission? To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. How? Nonprofit. Independent. Reader-supported. Free to read. Free to republish. Free to share. With no advertising. No paywalls. No selling of your data. Thousands of small donations fund our newsroom and allow us to continue publishing. Can you chip in? We can't do it without you. Thank you.