1,853 civilians killed, injured by coalition air raids on Yemen

About 1,853 civilians have been killed injured by in airstrikes waged by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen since the beginning of 2021 year.

Eye Humanity Center for Rights and development affirmed in a press conference held on Saturday in the capital, Sanaa, that 96 children, 25 women, 266 men, were killed and 267 children, 25 women, and 1,153 men were injured as a result of the coalition airstrikes.

The head of the center, Ahmed Abu Hamra, stated 20,214 service and economic facilities, and 2,152 infrastructure were damaged in 164,811 land and sea attacks of the coalition, documented by the center.

Abu Hamra indicated that the number of damaged service facilities amounted to 167,712 facilities, including 14,551 homes, 1,915 agricultural fields, 147 mosques, 69 schools and educational centers, 12 hospitals and health facilities, and 8 tourist facilities, in additional to 4 archaeological sites, 3 sports facilities and 2 university facilities, and one informative.

“The infrastructure damaged was distributed among 3 airports, 2 ports, 13 power stations and generators, 51 government facilities, 15 networks and communication stations, 1,599 roads and bridges, 469 reservoirs and a water network,” he said.

Abu Hamra indicated that three thousand and 502 economic establishments were damaged, distributed between 1,828 means of transportation, 1,436 commercial establishments, 117 food trucks, 66 food stores, 10 fuel tankers, 9 markets, 8 fishing boats, 6 factories, and 4 fuel stations.

The coalition warplanes destroyed 1,828 means of transportation, 1,436 commercial establishments, 117 food trucks, 66 food stores, 10 fuel tankers, 9 markets, 8 fishing boats, 5 factories, and 4 fuel stations, Abu Hamra explained.

He called for the international community to form a committee to investigate the crimes of the coalition, denouncing the international silence towards the crimes and violations being committed against the Yemeni people.

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