30 Civilians Killed in Coalition Airstrikes on Saudi-Yemeni Border

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30 Civilians Killed in Coalition Airstrikes on Saudi-Yemeni Border

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27 May 2015

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The coalition planes reportedly targeted the area, where the Houthis clashed with ground forces of the oil kingdom but instead bombed civilians, according to witness accounts.

Saudi-led forces also carried out airstrikes against the Houthis in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, killing at least 40 people and wounding approximately 100. On Wednesday, the coalition also pounded the Aden, Hajjah, Ibb and al-Hudaydah Governorates.

A man looks at damage in his house caused by an April 20 airstrike that hit a nearby army weapons depot in Sanaa April 21, 2015

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The Yemeni army fired rockets at several military bases located in the Jizan (or Jazan) region of Saudi Arabia. As many as 40 rockets were launched at a military base near the village of al-Tuwal, according to Press TV.

Yemen has been engulfed in violence since late 2014. In March, the Saudi-led air campaign was launched at the request of President Hadi, who fled the country amid hostilities after the Houthis took control of large areas of the country, including Sanaa.

According to the UN estimates, at least 2,000 people have been killed, some 7,400 injured and over half a million people displaced in the fighting between the Houthis and forces loyal to Hadi since mid-March.