Wahib Mohammed, an eyewitness and area resident, said some of the bodies were buried in a mass grave on Saturday. Dog and Human blood pooled on the nearby area’s ground. “Today, it’s a residence, it’s a market, itis anything”.
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The members of the exiled government officials entered Yemen in a helicopter from neighboring Saudi Arabia.
It was not clear why the workers’ housing was hit.
The coalition has been bombing Houthi brigades and weapons since late March.
Meanwhile, Yemeni troops backed by Ansarullah fighters carried out retaliatory attacks against a military base in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jizan region and a attacked al-Qaeda positions in Taizz.
All the officials spoke anonymously because they are not authorized to brief reporters.
Carter’s trip to the region included a stop in Israel to brief the Israeli leaders on the Iranian nuclear agreement and to discuss increasing US military aid to Israeli as a way to soften the Israeli opposition to the deal. Boucenine explained 44 deaths were confirmed by a healthcare facility, although he anticipated the specific cost was dramatically greater.
Earlier reports suggested that the Houthi leader, Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, had pledged to continue the fight.
Houthi rebels have also been criticized by rights groups for causing civilian casualties.
According to United Nations, at least 142 civilians were killed since July 3 and hundreds injured.
The United Nations humanrights office said in a statement this week that “since 17 August, there has been further deterioration of private structure, with at the very least 36 structures, including hospitals, universities, court-houses, electricity generation establishments, and communications establishments somewhat or fully damaged”.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) A five-day humanitarian ceasefire has started in embattled Yemen, where Saudi-led coalition airstrikes have been targeting Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies.
Coalition commanders also vowed to respond with force to any military action taken by the Houthi militia, which remains in control of much of the country.
If both sides respect the truce, “that will help give the wounded access to hospitals and make it easier to distribute humanitarian aid”, Gadenne said, adding that “the situation (in Yemen) is getting worse all the time”. Four months of air raids and war have killed more than 3,500 people.
The ICRC warned that, as the fighting escalated, so too did “shortages of water, food and fuel across the country”.
In a country of 25 million people, aid agencies say now 80 percent are in need of some form of aid.
The airbase, which has been under the control of the Houthis for months, lies some 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of the southern port city of Aden. It voiced particular concern over worsening clashes in the southern provinces of Taez and Aden.
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In late March, the coalition began its campaign of air strikes after the Huthis swept into Sanaa and pushed south towards Aden, where Hadi initially took refuge before fleeing to Riyadh.
