Wednesday, 19 August 2015

UNICEF: Nearly 400 Yemeni Children Killed in Saudi War

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said around 400 children have been killed in Yemen since late March, when Saudi Arabia launched its brutal offensive against the Arab impoverished country.

In a report titled “Yemen: Childhood Under Threat”, the UNICEF said that as many as 398 children have been killed and nearly 600 others sustained injuries since March 26.

“Since the conflict escalated on 26 March 2015,” the report said, “Nearly three children are being killed every day and another five injured.”

Chilren martyrs in Yemen

The report also described Yemen as one of “the most terrifying places in the world to be a child,” stressing that almost 10 million children are in the dire need of humanitarian assistance.

“Overall, around 1.8 million children are likely to suffer from some form of malnutrition in Yemen in this year alone,” the reports said.

It said that 95 schools have been completely destroyed due to shelling or airstrikes by Saudi Arabia, and 305 other schools have been damaged since the end of March.

It said that almost 3,600 schools have been closed in the country, which has affected over 1.8 million children.

Julien Harneis, the representative for UNICEF in Yemen said, “This conflict is a particular tragedy for Yemeni children.”

“We urgently need funds so we can reach children in desperate need,” said Harneis, adding, “We cannot stand by and let children suffer the consequences of a humanitarian catastrophe.”
Yemen has been since March 26 under brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition. Thousands have been martyred and injured in the attack, with the vast majority of them are civilians.

Riyadh launched the attack on Yemen in a bid to restore power to fugitive Hadi who is a close ally to Saudi Arabia.


Source: Websites	19-08-2015 - 14:03 Last updated 19-08-2015 - 14:03

Yemeni Army, Committees Attack Saudi Jizan Post, Kill Two Border Guards

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Yemeni army and the Popular Committees forces attacked a Saudi border military base on Monday, killing 2 soldier guards, Riyadh's official news agency said.

A statement of the official SPA agency said that the soldiers were killed on Sunday in the Jizan district bordering Yemen, identifying them as "Sergeants Ali al-Ghazwani and Sarwi al-Saeed".

It didn't add further details.

Moreover, the state-run Sabanews.net website reported that the Popular Committees and the national Yemeni army attacked Saudi border positions on Sunday in the Aseer and Jizan regions.

"The forces fired Katyusha rockets, destroying Saudi army vehicles, and killing several soldiers," it said.

The two Saudi soldiers bring the number of troops killed in shelling and skirmishes on the kingdom's side along the frontier with Yemen to more than 51 since the coalition military campaign on Yemen began on March 26.

The United Nations has lately declared its highest-level humanitarian emergency in Yemen as Saudi Arabia continues its deadly airstrikes against the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.
Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen since March 26 to bring fugitive president Abed-Rabbu Mansour Hadi back to power.

The airstrikes have so far claimed the lives of more than 5,302 civilians, mostly women and children.