At least 40 people die and dozens are wounded in an airstrike on a market in Yemen.
- At least 40 dead
- 30 wounded
- The majority are civilians
- 6000 killed in conflict so far – UN
The news
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Aftermath Of #Saudi-Led Coalition Airstrikes On #Khlqa Market In East #Sanaa, #Yemen. #TerrorMonitor pic.twitter.com/wDTI7Rg87G— Terrormonitor.org (@Terror_Monitor) February 28, 2016
Rebel forces in Yemen have accused a Saudi-led coalition of targeting a market near the capital, Sanaa.
At least 40 people died in the attack. Dozens have been injured.
Iranian-allied Houthi rebels say military jets from the opposing Arab coalition hit a market in Sanaa province, north-east of the capital.
Houthi rebel forces say coalition military jets launched missiles which hit the busy market.
There has been no comment so far from the coalition.
The context
- Rebels captured Sanaa in September 2014
- Hadi government forced into exile
- Coalition air strikes began in March 2015
The Saudi-led alliance is fighting the shi’ite Houthis, as well as forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
They want to drive the rebels back and restore the internationally-recognised government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The conflict began after Houthi rebels advanced on the southern port of Aden, where Hadi was based.
The Houthis and Saleh accuse the coalition of launching a war of aggression.
Why is Saudi Arabia involved?
Saudi Arabia sees the Houthis as a proxy for Iran, its main regional adversary.
How many have been killed in the fighting?
The UN says nearly 6,000 people have died as a result of the conflict so far.
In addition, hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
In pictures
Air strike on Yemen market kills 30 rebels, civilians: witnesses https://t.co/HMHmChPqAX pic.twitter.com/JgmmKNnJ0T
— AFP news agency (@AFP) February 27, 2016
At least 30 people killed in #Saudi coalition airstrike on market near #Yemen capital #Sanaa https://t.co/HQC21nEYxx pic.twitter.com/qoGL7YNWPI
— Donatella Rovera (@DRovera) February 28, 2016
Saudi-led coalition bombs civilian market in Yemen, at least 40 dead and 30 wounded https://t.co/3d7mI4g73k pic.twitter.com/KODFLwtV5G
— Anonymous Operations (@AnonOpsSE) February 27, 2016