 "68 killed, 47 injured in US airstrike on migrant detention centre, claim Yemen’s Houthi rebels")
As many as 68 people were killed and 47 others injured in a US airstrike on a detention centre in Saada, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed on Monday.
According to The Guardian report, the facility, which housed African migrants, was reportedly overseen by the International Organization for Migration and the Red Cross.
The Houthis, who control north-western Yemen, condemned the strike as a “full-fledged war crime.”
The US military has not yet commented on the incident, added the report.
Since March 15, the US has carried out near-daily airstrikes on the Iran-backed group under Operation Rough Rider, aimed at neutralising threats to commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis began targeting Israeli and Western ships in the Red Sea in October 2023, citing support for Palestinians in Gaza.
Their most recent attack, launched on Saturday, involved a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile aimed at Israel’s Nevatim airbase. Israeli defence systems intercepted and destroyed the missile.
According to The Guardian, citing Houthis’ al-Masirah TV channel on Sunday night, graphic footage showed dead and wounded individuals at a detention center hit by a US strike.
Yemen, a major transit point for migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia heading to Saudi Arabia and Oman, hosts an estimated 300,000 migrants despite years of war. The Houthis are accused of profiting from human smuggling across the border.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsThe strike echoed a 2022 Saudi-led coalition attack on the same facility that killed 66 and injured 113, according to the UN.
After that strike, Houthis reportedly killed 16 fleeing detainees and wounded 50 more. The coalition claimed the site was used for drone launches, but the UN identified it as a detention center.
Since mid-March, the US has escalated its campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis, shifting to more aggressive tactics targeting not just missile capabilities but also senior leadership, including long-time Houthi figurehead Abdelmalek al-Houthi.
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