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At Least 540 People Killed In Yemen Fighting

By Countercurrents.org

07 April, 2015
Countercurrents.org

At least 540 people were killed in the war ravaged Yemen since the Saudi bombing began and more than 100,000 have been displaced.

Hadi loyalists had been all but defeated last week, and fighting seemed to be dying down, but Saudi planes began air-dropping weapons to them, and restarted major fighting in Aden and elsewhere.

53 of the 140 people confirmed killed were in Aden, where the Houthis attempted to retake a port seized over the weekend by Hadi’s forces. Fighting was also reported all along the southern coast.

The Hadi fighters are not only receiving arms from the Saudis, but also air support in the fighting, as airstrikes continue to point sites across Yemen in anticipation of an invasion.

The battle for the Yemeni port of Aden has turned it into a "ghost city", the head of the ICRC has told the BBC. Robert Ghosen said medical aid was urgently needed in the city. Aden has been under siege from the rebels pushing south from the capital Sanaa, and has also been shelled by Saudi forces from the sea. Fighting escalated in the city this week, with reports of overflowing hospitals, hijacked ambulances and bodies left in the streets.

Yemeni officials said Saudi airstrikes targeting a military base on Tuesday hit a nearby school, injuring at least a half dozen students. Schoolchildren were heading to their lunch break when the attacks took place, the officials said.

At least 74 children are known to have been killed and 44 children maimed since the fighting began on March 26, UNICEF said Monday in a statement. That did not include the children reportedly killed Tuesday in Maitam.

Despite the rain of bombs, the Houthis still control Sanaa. But the airstrikes have destroyed much of the city's infrastructure.

The electricity has gone out on 16 million Yemenis living in Houthi-held areas, the Yemeni officials said. Many fear they will lose access to clean water as well.

 






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