Air Strikes In Yemen: 60 Killed, dozens wounded; Find Out More

By J Regulano | Oct 31, 2016 07:51 AM EDT

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The civil conflict which exists in Yemen due to the loyalists of Ai Abdullah Sale and Abed Rabbo Monsour Hadi is confirmed to be still in 'active' status after the airstrikes in Yemen incident yesterday. 

As of the latest count, around 60 people were reported dead, and more than a dozen are left in critical conditions due to injuries. 

It was on the evening of Saturday, October 30 when the fighter jets of the Saudi-led military coalition targeted to hit the security complex in Al Hudaydah-a known territory of the Houthi rebels. 

The Saudi-led coalition that is known to be backed up by the United States and other Western countries' military powers is composed of the avid loyalists of Abed Rabbo Monsour Hadi, the internationally identified leader of Yemen. The other party, the Houthi, are the supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the former president of Yemen.

The conflict between the two groups started in March 2015, after Abed Rabbo Monsour Hadi was exiled, relocating him and his powers only in the Southern Port City of Aden. With the United Nations tried to mediate the tension, the conflict grew more after Hadi's side decided not to enter the agreement which will give the Houthis the power to govern the country. 

With the security complex being hit by the airstrikes coming from the Saudi-led coalition, most of the victims and casualties are prisoners and prison guards. The airstrikes in Yemen affected mostly inmates and other civilians who are in the area before the scheduled attack. 

The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition confirmed yesterday that their jets targeted the said security complex in Al Hudaydah because it was pitched to them that it is the command and control centre of the military operations of the Houthis. 

The same incident has been reported in March 2015 where more than 10,000 people have died after several bombing incidents were set by the Saudi-led coalition. While the side of Hadi firmly stands not to agree with the bargains made by the United Nations, the civil conflict, specifically the airstrikes in Yemen will continue destroying properties and killing innocent civilians in the area.

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