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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. Ongoing civil war in the state of Yemen For other uses, see Yemeni civil war. A request that this article title be changed to Yemeni civil war is under discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed. Yemeni civil war Part of the Yemeni crisis, the Arab Winter ...
Civilian casualties as a percentage of overall deaths were highest in Yemen and lowest in Somalia. [7] The New America figures report that: The first known U.S. drone strike in Pakistan was June 19, 2004, and the most recent U.S. drone strike as of the report's publication was in Pakistan on July 4, 2018.
In Hodeida, the Houthis said that civilian homes and the headquarters of Hodeida Radio were targeted. The Houthis acknowledged 16 deaths and 35 injuries, the highest death toll recorded throughout the US and UK campaign. [121] Additionally, The US conducted strikes on eight uncrewed aerial vehicles in the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. [122]
Mohamad Bazzi contended in The Nation that Michael Mulroy's defense of U.S. backing as necessary to limit civilian casualties was untrue and that "Saudi leaders and their allies have ignored American entreaties to minimize civilian casualties since the war's early days"; both Saudi Arabia and the United States can be considered to have ...
Casualties were not clear from initial reports. In recent days Israel has warned it was preparing a major attack on the Houthis after the group fired drones and missiles at it.
Sources in Yemen claimed that due to the number of casualties, the medical staff in Sana'a was overwhelmed and doctors who were off duty had to be called in to assist. [98] As of 9 October 2016, the final number of casualties is unknown, but it is likely the attack is one of the most deadly since the beginning of the Yemeni Civil War in March 2015.
On 7 February 2020, Yemeni hospitals were attacked, leaving more than thousands of civilians in need of immediate medical attention followed by a disrupted healthcare facility. The attack was a result of clashes between warring parties of Yemen; Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen and Houthis. [38] [39]
Yemeni Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani said the bombing led to the collapse of nearby houses, killing at least 12, most of them women and children, with 20 more still buried under the debris, he also accused the Houthis of adopting a "policy of bombing houses and forcibly displacing their residents as an approach to terrorize citizens" in revenge against opponents of their coup.