{"id":17058,"date":"2016-01-28T19:33:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T00:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=17058"},"modified":"2016-01-28T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T00:33:23","slug":"saudi-arabia-conducted-119-airstrikes-against-civilian-targets-in-yemen-un-panel-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=17058","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Conducted 119 Airstrikes Against Civilian Targets In Yemen, UN Panel Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi Arabia Conducted 119 Airstrikes Against Civilian Targets In Yemen, UN Panel Finds<\/a><\/h3>\n
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In March, Saudi Arabia\u2019s air campaign in Yemen will enter its second year.<\/p>\n

Riyadh began flying combat missions last year in an effort to rollback the Iran-backed militiamen who drove Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi into exile. The results of the strikes have been mixed. The Houthis were driven from Aden but the fight for Sana\u2019a is far from over.<\/p>\n

And while the Saudis and the Houthis battle it out, ISIS and al-Qaeda are doing what they do best: finding opportunities amid the chaos. Just today for instance, ISIS claimed responsibility for a car bomb that exploded outside of Hadi\u2019s residence in Aden. Hadi was unharmed but six people were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n

As you might recall, the Saudis have a rather checkered human rights record. Earlier this month, the kingdom carried out its largest mass execution in 25 years, killing 47 in what Riyadh pitched as a crackdown on \u201cterrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n

That rather blatant disregard for human life has carried over into the air campaign in Yemen.<\/p>\n

As we\u2019ve documented extensively, Riyadh\u2019s warplanes have “accidentally” hit everything from\u00a0MSF hospitals<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0wedding parties<\/a>\u00a0and just last week, we brought you the following footage of what Yemen Health Ministry spokesman Dr. Nashwan Attab called a \u201cheinous massacre\u201d involving an ambulance and rescue workers.<\/p>\n