31 jan 2016, 20:46

Saudis: survey of civilians killed in Yemen

NEW YORK –

The war coalition, under the leadership of Saudi Arabia for almost a year, rebels in Yemen bombing, do the research yourself, or civilians killed in his cases, and how in the future can be prevented. That made the Saudi’s Sunday known. The coalition regrets civilian casualties in Yemen strongly”, let the Saudi delegation at the UN to know.

International organizations such as Doctors without Borders, Amnesty International and the UN accuse the coalition of all the bombarding of civilian targets. The question is whether that is deliberately or accidentally happens. According to a recent UN report, in 119 cases, there has been ,,violations of international humanitarian law”. Amnesty spoke earlier of possible war crimes.

An independent commission will investigate the case, according to Saudi Arabia. Also the way in which targets are selected, is under the microscope.

During the conflict in Yemen include hospitals and schools destroyed by bombing. But also the other warring parties are victims among the civilian population. On a daily basis in the Arab country an average of three children killed by violence of the coalition, the Houthi-rebels or terrorists, according to the organization Save the Children at the end of last year. In total, the conflict according to the UN, at least six thousand deaths.

The coalition has succeeded in the Houthi, a shia grouping which, according to the Saudi’s have the support of Iran, to cut back. They had a significant part of the country in the hands, but had strategic places such as the port city of Aden to themselves. An impetus to peace talks, delivered earlier this month to nothing.