https://www.independent.co.uk/news/yemen-war-ceasefire-stockholm-agreement-death-toll-a8828866.html The much publicised Stockholm agreement, which was supposed to pave the way to end the carnage of the Yemen war, has had such little effect that the number of civilian casualties has actually gone up significantly in some parts of the country since the deal was signed three months ago. The much publicised Stockholm agreement, which was supposed to pave the way… Read more »
Four children have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a remote hospital in Yemen, according to Save the Children. Three others were killed during the attack on Tuesday, and at least eight others were wounded after the missile struck a petrol station near the entrance of the rural hospital, around 100km from Saada in the country’s northwest, the charity said. Two adults remain… Read more »
Al Jazeera: At least 23 civilians, including eight children, have been killed in air raids on an ISIL-held village in northern Syria, according to a monitor. The fighter jets that carried out the strikes were believed to belong to the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) armed group, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said… Read more »
Al Jazeera: Civilians were “likely” to have been killed in a US commando raid in Yemen over the weekend and children may have been among the dead, the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said. “A team designated by the operational task force commander has concluded regrettably that civilian non-combatants were likely to have been killed in the midst of a firefight… Read more »
