IBT reports: A home for the blind and the Chamber of Commerce in Sanaa are among the sites that have been destroyed by the latest round of Saudi Arabia-led airstrikes in Yemen. The conflict between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and the Saudi-led coalition has re-intensified after a short ceasefire ended on 2 January.
Airstrikes on Tuesday 5 January damaged a number of military and civilian sites, although no casualties were reported.
Abdullah Ahmed Banyan, a patient at the Noor Centre for the Blind, said: “People with disabilities are being struck in their residence. Around 1.30am, two missiles hit the live-in quarters of a home for the blind. Can you imagine they are striking the blind? What is this criminality? Why? Is it the blind that are fighting the war?” [Continue reading…]
Lost count, too many bombs dropped & too many jets past hour. It's not Saudi's monstrosity many won't forget, it's world's silence. #Yemen
— Hisham Al-Omeisy (@omeisy) January 6, 2016
#PT Bomblets used in Sanaa today were BLU-63 A/B with suspected secondary incendiary effect. via @akramyemeni1 pic.twitter.com/KFdUedRv7q
— Green lemon (@green_lemonnn) January 6, 2016
This war has displaced 2.5 million people so far and left 21.2 million (82% of #Yemen's population) in need of humanitarian assistance. #Sad
— Mohammed Al-Asaadi (@alasaadim) January 6, 2016
