UN Slams ’Disregard’ For Civilians after Saudi Yemen Raid
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At least 12 civilians, including nine from the same family, have lost their lives in Yemen's Saada province in Saudi-led attacks.
A top UN official in Yemen said reported Saudi-led air raids, in which at least 12 civilians including children were killed, were an example of the "disregard" for civilians' safety shown in Yemen's war.
At least 10 others were also wounded in Saada province after attacks on Friday on a house and a private vehicle, the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said, citing reports from fellow aid groups.
In further details, the Saudi-led coalition claimed the lives of three women and six children from the same family as it raided their home in the area, a local health official told Reuters news agency.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition did not respond to a request for a comment.
More than 12,000 people have lost their lives since March 2015, when the Saudi kingdom began its offensive against the Arab world's poorest nation.
Riyadh seeks to restore Yemen's former government, its close ally, and crush the country's Ansarullah revolutionary movement.
The Saudi regime has also been enforcing an all-out blockade against Yemen, claiming it works to halt arms transfers to the Ansarullah movement.
The popular fighters have been defending the nation against the assaults, launching retaliatory attacks targeting the kingdom's extreme southwestern regions.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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