A auto bomb has exploded behind a military hospital in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
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This is while, the Yemeni people are also targeted by terrorist groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) inside the Arabian Peninsula country. Health officials said 28 people died, including eight women.
The extremist Sunni jihadist group considers Shia Muslims heretics and has frequently targeted them in attacks in several countries.
Indiana a 47-page report, “Targeting Saada: Unlawful Coalition Airstrikes on Saada in Yemen”, documents a dozen airstrikes on the Houthi stronghold that destroyed or damaged civilian homes, five markets, a school, and a petrol station, though there was no evidence these sites were being used for military purposes.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized vast swaths of Yemen since launching an offensive last July, forcing Yemeni President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi to flee to Saudi Arabia.
Yemen’s official Saba news agency, which is controlled by Al Houthis, reported early on Tuesday that the rebels had launched a Scud missile at the Al Salil military base, near the Saudi capital Riyadh. However, no statement has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
A Saudi civil defense spokesman, however, said two civilians were lightly wounded Tuesday when a projectile fired from inside Yemen hit their house near the border.
She said she and a colleague had interviewed 28 people – among the few left in “a ghost city” – including a man named Walid al-Ibbi who lost 27 members of his family, including 17 children.
Many civilians have been killed because of the terrain which includes inaccessible valleys and cities, said Krieg.
The Shi’ite Houthis have become a popular target for Islamist factions within Yemen, and even moreso in recent months, since Saudi Arabia declared war against them.
ADEN: Fire erupted at Aden’s oil refinery Saturday when rebels shelled the nearby port to prevent a Qatari ship carrying aid for Yemen’s devastated second city from docking, officials told AFP.
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It also follows a call by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for an investigation into a coalition strike on a United Nations office in Yemen.
