Saada:The General Corporation for Roads and Bridges has condemned the targeting of its equipment by Saudi aircraft in Saada Governorate. The corporation's equipment was involved in the project to cut and pave the "Al-Kharban - Jabal Jariya - Al-Mahram - Wadi Laya" road.
According to Yemen News Agency, the corporation stated that the Saudi aircraft launched a series of airstrikes on four pieces of their equipment, including two bulldozers and two hydraulic breaker excavators, which were conducting construction work on the road. These strikes resulted in the equipment being disabled and burned, with a total value exceeding one million and 49 thousand dollars.
The corporation emphasized that this incident is part of a broader pattern of similar attacks by the Saudi forces since the beginning of their aggression on Yemen in 2015. These attacks have targeted many of the corporation's equipment and machinery, causing numerous fatalities and injuries among the workers involved in road projects.
The corporation further asserted that such aggression, particularly in mountainous and valley areas, aims to disrupt traffic, cut off roads, and exacerbate the suffering of citizens. It highlighted that roads, bridges, and related service projects are considered "civilian objects" under international humanitarian law, and their deliberate targeting is deemed a war crime.
Holding the Saudi forces fully responsible for the damages and losses, the corporation accused them of intensifying their crimes against civilians and infrastructure, thereby increasing the suffering of the Yemeni people and depriving them of essential services like roads and bridges. The corporation has previously incurred significant damage and losses amounting to 54 million and 730 thousand dollars, with additional indirect losses reaching 113 million and 568 thousand dollars due to the ongoing aggression.
