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US-Saudi-Emirati Aggression Results in Casualties and Destruction Across Yemen

Sana'a: On this day, October 24, in various years, a series of attacks attributed to US-Saudi-Emirati aggression resulted in numerous casualties and significant destruction across several provinces in Yemen. The assaults targeted civilians, including women and children, and caused widespread damage to infrastructure and properties. According to Yemen News Agency, the aggression on October 24, 2015, witnessed a deadly airstrike on Aqban Island, Al-Luhayyah District, Hodeida Province, where more than 98 fishermen and medics lost their lives. The attack also led to injuries to over a hundred others. In Sa'ada Province, multiple airstrikes resulted in the death of a woman and injuries to several others, while further attacks in Ibb Province and Hajjah Province caused additional casualties and material damage. The following year, on October 24, 2016, a series of airstrikes struck Dhamar, Shabwa, and Marib provinces, causing extensive damage to citizens' properties. In Sa'ada Province, multiple areas suffered fro m airstrikes and intensive rocket shelling, exacerbating the destruction of homes, farms, and public roads. The aggression continued on October 24, 2017, with airstrikes targeting residential areas and farmlands in Shabwa and Hajjah provinces. In Sa'ada Province, further airstrikes resulted in significant damage, while attacks in Najran caused destruction to various sites. On October 24, 2018, an airstrike in Hodeida Province led to the death of 21 citizens at a vegetable washing station, with additional airstrikes causing further casualties and destruction in the area. The aggression continued with attacks in Hajjah and Sa'ada provinces, causing injuries and damage to properties. In 2019, mercenaries targeted villages in Hodeida Province with machine gun fire, while in 2020, Saudi artillery shelling in Saada Province resulted in the death of a citizen. Extensive airstrikes in Marib and Jawf provinces caused further destruction, while in Hodeida, combat spy aircraft and mercenaries inflicted damage with ar tillery and rocket fire. On October 24, 2021, Saudi forces' fire resulted in the death of two citizens in Sa'ada Province, while airstrikes in Taiz and Marib provinces caused significant damage. The aggression continued with spy aircraft attacks and mercenary shelling in Hodeida Province. The year 2022 saw mercenaries building combat fortifications and targeting various areas in Hodeida Province with gunfire, marking another year of ongoing aggression and destruction in Yemen.