Yemen’s Houthis claim dozens killed in alleged US airstrike on prison holding African migrants
- Yemen's Houthi rebels alleged on Monday a United States airstrike struck a prison holding African migrants in Saada governorate.
- The United States targets Houthi rebels due to their attacks on Red Sea shipping and Israel.
- The US military offered no immediate comment on the alleged strike in the Houthi stronghold Saada governorate.
- Houthi rebels claim the alleged strike killed at least 30 people.
- This alleged incident marks the latest event involving migrant casualties in Yemen's decadelong war.
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U.S. Airstrike Kills 68 African Migrants Jailed in Yemen; 800 U.S. Strikes Since March 15
At least 68 African migrants have been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Yemen. Houthi media outlets report the U.S. bombed a detention center in the western province of Saada. Another 47 migrants were injured in the attack. A separate U.S. attack killed at least eight people in Sana’a. The Pentagon says it had carried out 800 strikes on Yemen since March 15 after Houthi fighters vowed to resume targeting ships in the Red Sea in an attempt to pressu…
Dozens Killed in Attack on Migrant Facility in Yemen, Houthis Say
Dozens of people were killed in an attack on a migrant facility in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen, the Iran-backed militia and aid officials said on Monday. The Houthi militia said that an American strike hit what they called a migrant center in Saada, killing at least 68 African migrants. The U.S. military did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the claim. The attack came hours after the U.S. military said that American for…
Houthi rebels say alleged U.S. airstrike that hit Yemen prison holding African migrants kills 68
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The U.S. military did not acknowledge carrying out the strike.
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