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Houthi Fire, Coalition Airstrikes Kill Numbers of Yemeni Civilians

© AP Photo / Hani Mohammed, FileYemenis search for survivors in the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in a village near Sanaa, Yemen
Yemenis search for survivors in the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in a village near Sanaa, Yemen - Sputnik International
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Scores of civilians in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have been killed and injured by Saudi Arabian-led coalition airstrikes and also by anti-aircraft fire from the opposition Houthis, an international human rights organization announced on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — A doctor working in a Sanaa hospital confirmed that the majority of the 1,024 wounded patients treated there during the first month of the conflict, had been injured by anti-aircraft fire.

Sana’a’s residents are caught in a deadly crossfire between the Saudi Arabian-led coalition airstrikes and anti-aircraft fire from the Houthi armed group,” Amnesty International Senior Crisis Advisor Lama Fakih said in a release.

© REUTERS / Khaled AbdullahPeople carry part of a Saudi fighter jet found in Bani Harith district north of Yemen's capital Sanaa May 24, 2015
People carry part of a Saudi fighter jet found in Bani Harith district north of Yemen's capital Sanaa May 24, 2015 - Sputnik International
People carry part of a Saudi fighter jet found in Bani Harith district north of Yemen's capital Sanaa May 24, 2015

Amnesty International officials went on a nine-day-long trip to Sanaa in mid-May 2015, where they spoke to medical staff at nine hospitals as well as to residents.

The officials reported that Houthi anti-aircraft fire was the leading cause of casualties in the Yemeni capital during Saudi-led airstrikes, which also have caused fatal civilian casualties.

“Both sides have failed to take the necessary precautions to protect civilian lives in violation of the laws of war. Instead, they have carried out attacks that have had devastating consequences for the civilian population.”

The release noted that the Saudi-led airstrikes against weapons depots in residential areas “triggered further explosions, also killing and injuring other civilians.”

The human rights group called on the Houthis not to use any contact-fuzed anti-aircraft weapons, and take additional precautions to protect civilians when firing other munitions, including air-burst ones.

Amnesty International is a New York-based international human rights organization that claims 3 million supporters throughout the world.

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