About 16,802 Yemeni civilians killed, injured in coalition airstrikes on Yemen: Report
SANAA, Dec. 2 (YPA) – About 16,802 Yemeni civilians, including 3753 children, 2,361 women and 10,688 men, have been killed by the Saudi-led coalition war on Yemen since March 2015 until last June, according to a report of national team in charge of dealing with the international and regional experts.
The head of the national team, Abdel-AIlah Hajar, stated at a press conference held on Wednesday in Sanaa, that what is announced in the first report is the most prominent crimes and violations committed by the coalition.
The report explained that over 3,553 public and private educational facilities were damaged and about 402 schools was destroyed completely due to the coalition airstrikes on Yemen.
In the health field, the coalition warplanes have destroyed 483 hospitals, facilities, and health facilities, which led to 60% of the hospitals have been suspended for service.
The report indicated that the war and the siege imposed by the coalition have led to the failure of transporting 362 items of medicine, including 12 for incurable diseases, as well as the closure of 7 dialysis centers out of 28 centers, and the lack of more than 19 types of medical supplies.
The coalition and its blockade also caused 320,000 patients to be unable to receive treatment abroad due to the closure of Sanaa International Airport.
Regarding to infrastructure and service facilities in Yemen, the report of national experts revealed that the coalition intentionally destroyed 14 Yemeni sea and land ports by direct bombardment.
Additionally, about 4,976 km of main roads, 101 bridges and more than 6278 various means of transport have been destroyed completely by the coalition’s air attacks.
The coalition forces completely and partially destroyed more than 472 fuel and gas stations and over 291 trucks carrying oil derivatives in most of the Yemeni provinces.
On the other hand, the report said about 1748 air strikes launched by the coalion air forces has destroyed 477 security installations, killed 178 security personnel, and wounded the 139 others, in additional to destroying 41 courts and judicial complexes.
It added that the losses of the electricity sector as a result of the aggression have been estimated at billions of dollars.
In the sport side, the report indicated to the coalition fighter jets directly destroyed and damaged more than 131 sports facilities, over 47 media institutions and 28 radio and television transmission centers.
Furthermore, the coalition air forces carried out deliberate military attacks on a number of mosques, archaeological sites, and cultural and tourism structures, as 1,324 mosques, 417 archaeological and historical sites have been destroyed completely.
The report of the experts confirmed that the coalition has used internationally-prohibited weapons such as cluster, sonic, vacuum, phosphorous, and others, against the Yemeni people.
“Yemen is experiencing deteriorating economic and humanitarian conditions as a result of the aggression and blockade on Yemen, and 85% of population suffers from rate below the poverty, while the unemployment of rate has been reached 65% due to the war and siege, the reported stated.
Meanwhile, 20 million Yemeni citizens suffer from food insecurity, and 8 other million suffer from acute food insecurity due to the war and the siege imposed by the coalition countries on Yemen.
Finally, the report said 35% of the total population of Yemen suffer from the humanitarian because of cutting of the states’ salaries by the coalition forces.
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