Over 3000 Civilians, Including Women and Children, Victims of US-Saudi Cluster Bombs

 US-Saudi cluster bombs killed and injured more than 3,841 civilians, including women and children, during the last few months in Yemen.

The National Program for Mine Action confirmed that the Monitoring and Documentation Department in the program monitored the various destructive effects of cluster bombs, which damaged and destroyed more than 809 farms and thousands of agricultural crops, in addition to 547 grazing areas. On Twitter, The program posted tweeted that approximately 150 civilian were killed and injured by cluster bombs in Hodeidah Governorate alone. The program described the spread of cluster bombs in Hodeidah as a disaster, considering it a stricken governorate, pointing out that the program has not received any supplies to mark dangerous areas until today.

It stressed the necessity of intervention by humanitarian partners represented by the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation, and the rest of international organizations to reduce casualties.

Saudi Arabia, backed by the US and its other regional allies, launched a devastating war on Yemen in March 2015. The seven years and half of war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure. Yemeni people are facing malnutrition, hunger, and famine, which have increased risks of disease and starvation.

In light of its defeats on various frontlines and its failure to achieve any of its objectives, the US-Saudi aggression is notorious for its indiscrimination shown by its numerous attacks against densely-populated centers, including markets, hospitals, farms and schools.