War Crimes: Saudi Arabia Should Pay the Penalty for Catastrophe in Yemen | Alternet
One year ago, on August 9, 2016, Saudi Arabia’s air force bombed the
Sana’a International Airport in Yemen. This salvo came as part of a
broad assault on Yemen’s capital,
Sana’a, which the Saudis have been bombing since 2015. The Ansarullah
movement, the umbrella group that is dominated by the Houthis, holds
Sana’a. The day after the bombings, Saleh al-Samad, who heads the
Political Council of the Ansarullah movement, said that the Saudi
strikes would create a catastrophe. Sana’a International Airport
provided an essential lifeline for the civilian population of northern
Yemen. Food and medical supplies came through the airport. These would
now be halted as a result of the strikes.
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