US-Saudi-Emirati Aggression Leads to Civilian Casualties in Yemen: A Historical Review

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Sana'a - saba: On this day, April 14, the US-Saudi-Emirati aggression's aircraft and warships targeted citizens' homes, fishermen, universities, and farms, resulting in the martyrdom and injury of dozens, most of them children and women.

According to Yemen News Agency, on April 14, 2015, more than five citizens were injured, and homes and shops sustained severe damage due to a series of airstrikes in the city of Yarim in Ibb province. The following year, 2016, saw four citizens, including two women, injured from an airstrike in Al-Matoon district in Al-Jawf province. The aggression's aircraft also targeted the local committee for monitoring the ceasefire and other areas in the province, while mercenaries targeted citizens' homes and farms.

The warships targeted fishermen on an island in Al-Hodeida province. In 2017, one citizen was martyred, and five others were injured when an airstrike hit a truck loaded with food supplies in Al-Hodeida province. Multiple airstrikes damaged homes and farms in different districts, and mercenaries continued their artillery and missile shelling.

In 2018, airstrikes in Taiz province led to the martyrdom of a citizen and a child, with two women injured. Saudi border guards' gunfire and missile shelling caused injuries and significant property damage in Saada province. The aggression's aircraft launched numerous airstrikes across various provinces, targeting infrastructure and civilian areas.

On April 14, 2019, artillery shelling by invaders and mercenaries damaged several areas in Al-Hodeida province and Saada province. In 2020, Saudi missile and artillery shelling martyred two children and injured four others in Saada province, while airstrikes targeted multiple districts, causing further destruction.

The aggression continued in 2022 with reconnaissance aircraft and mercenaries targeting Marib and Al-Hodeida provinces. In 2023, reconnaissance aircraft launched airstrikes on Hays district in Al-Hodeida province, with mercenaries building combat fortifications and shelling several areas.