Monday, March 30, 2015

Many Killed In Airstrike On UN Refugee Camp In Yemen



Washington Post: Scores killed in apparent airstrike at U.N. refugee camp in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — An apparent airstrike killed scores of people at a United Nations refugee camp in northern Yemen on Monday amid escalating air raids by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition that are targeting Shiite insurgents across the war-ravaged country.

As many as 40 people died and some 200 were wounded in an attack on the Mazraq camp in Hajjah province, said Joel Millman, a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which runs aid programs at the facility.

It was not immediately clear whether the incident was the result of an airstrike by the coalition of mostly Arab countries that have come together to stop sweeping military advances across Yemen by the insurgents, known as Houthis. There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia.

More News On Today's Air Strike Against Against A UN Refugee Camp In Yemen

Air strike kills at least 40 at Yemen camp for displaced -- Reuters
Forty refugees killed by Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen -- The Telegraph
Yemen crisis: Saudi air strike on refugee camp kills at least 40, report says -- ABC News (Australia)
Airstrikes Hit Yemen Refugee Camp, Says Doctors Without Borders -- WSJ
Assault on Camp for Displaced Yemenis Is Said to Kill at Least 40 -- NYT
Dozens dead after airstrikes on camp for displaced Yemenis -- Mashable

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