USA | Migrants killed in US attack in Yemen
Sanaa. At least 68 migrants were killed in a suspected US airstrike in Yemen, according to the Houthi militia there. 47 others were injured, according to the militia-controlled Interior Ministry. The information could not initially be independently verified, and the US military also did not initially comment on the attack.
The Houthi-affiliated television station Al-Masirah reported that the detention center in the northern province of Saada housed about 100 migrants from African countries. According to Houthi sources, this means that all of the people housed in the center were likely killed or injured in the attack.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported that rescuers from the local aid organization Yemeni Red Crescent were working at the camp, attempting to provide medical care and transport the injured to hospitals.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed its deep concern and stated that many migrants were likely killed or injured. However, an IOM spokesperson told the German Press Agency that the IOM did not work on the facility itself. The Houthi militia, however, stated that the facility was under the supervision of the IOM and the Red Cross.
Due to the ten-year civil war in Yemen, the situation is catastrophic, and approximately 20 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid. Every year, tens of thousands of migrants, primarily from Ethiopia and Somalia, arrive in Yemen, hoping to continue on to Saudi Arabia, only to find themselves stranded there. According to the IOM, they are often exposed to violence and abuse.
Al-Masirah reported that the US attack caused "massive damage" to the camp. Rescuers were therefore having difficulty reaching the victims under the rubble. The broadcaster showed images of a completely destroyed house, with body parts and injured people scattered among the rubble.
The militia-controlled Interior Ministry called it a “heinous crime” by the United States.
The US military says it has so far attacked more than 800 targets in Yemen, killing "hundreds of Houthi fighters" and leaders. The risk to civilians in the attacks is being "minimized," the US Central Command said. However, it did not comment specifically on the incident.
The US strikes against Yemen, which, according to the British monitoring organization Airwars, have killed up to 55 civilians, are being criticized internationally as well as by US senators. According to the Washington Post, three Democratic senators already demanded accountability from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week.
Such "serious disregard" for human life calls into question the Trump administration's ability to conduct military operations "in accordance with U.S. best practices for mitigating harm to civilians and international law," the senators wrote in a letter to Hegseth. dpa/nd
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