Saudi Warplanes Pound Yemen’s Ma’rib

Saudi warplanes carried out six airstrikes on Yemen’s Ma’rib province on Friday and killed scores of people.

The Saudi fighter jets launched several airstrikes on residential areas in the oil-producing city of Ma’rib, leaving a large number of people dead and injured.

Saudi Arabia launched its bombing campaign against Yemen on March 26 in an attempt to restore power to fugitive President Mansour Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

Despite Riyadh’s claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

According to FNA tallies, the Monarchy’s attacks have so far claimed the lives of at least 3,068 civilians, mostly women and children.

Meanwhile, according to a report by Yemen’s Freedom House Foundation, Saudi airstrikes have killed 3,512 Yemeni people, including 492 children and 209 women, since the beginning of the aggression until April 25.

The report added that 6,189 people were injured, including 978 children and 713 women, during the same period.

About 95,000 families have been displaced due to the Saudi-led airstrikes, according to the report.

The foundation further said 4,898 residential buildings have been either destroyed or damaged and some 857 civil service and public utility facilities have been destroyed.

On April 21, after four weeks of bombings, Riyadh declared end to military operations in Yemen, but Saudi warplanes are still bombing residential areas across the war-ravaged nation one week after.

Fresh Saudi attacks target Sana’a, kill dozens

Saudi warplanes targeted residential areas in the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a on early Friday, leaving dozens of civilians dead and injured, a medical source said.

Yemen’s Health Ministry said on Friday that the Saudi fighter jets continued their strikes in the 37th day of their aggression against Yemen and hit Sawan district in Sana’a.

There has been no immediate report on the exact number of the casualties, but initial reports suggested that large groups of people have been killed and injured during the bombing raids. 

Saudi Air raids kill over 14 in Southern Yemen

Meanwhile, Saudi fighter jets launched several rounds of strikes against the Southern Yemeni city of Aden on early Friday, and killed more than 14 civilians.

The Saudi bombers pounded two hotels in khorMaksar district in the seaport city of Aden and killed at least 14 people, including 9 women and 2 children.

Saudi attacks target civilian vehicles in Northern Yemen

At least seven passengers were burnt alive when three civilian vehicles were hit by Saudi airstrikes in Northern Yemen on Friday.

Saudi air raids hit three vehicles in the Northern Yemeni province of Jawf on Friday, killing over seven passengers.

Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for 37 days now to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed at least 3,075 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

FNA

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