Sana'a: On this day, May 28, the US-Saudi-Emirati coalition conducted airstrikes targeting civilian areas across Yemen, resulting in significant loss of life and injuries, predominantly affecting women and children. The coalition's actions on May 28 have been marked by devastating impacts on residential homes, markets, and critical infrastructure, leading to numerous casualties and widespread destruction.
According to Yemen News Agency, the aggression on May 28, 2015, resulted in 20 fatalities and 126 injuries due to airstrikes in Taiz, targeting homes, a fuel station, a mosque, and a vehicle carrying displaced persons. Similar attacks in the Hajjah governorate led to the death of one citizen and injuries to two others. In Saada, a child was injured by a cluster bomb explosion, while airstrikes caused extensive damage to government and residential buildings.
The aggression continued in the following years, with 2016 witnessing airstrikes on infrastructural and civilian targets across multiple governorates, including Amran, Al Jawf, Marib, and Taiz. Shelling by mercenaries further exacerbated the destruction in these regions, targeting farms and residential areas with artillery.
In 2017, airstrikes and shelling continued to plague the districts of Taiz, Marib, and Saada, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to farms and properties. The coalition's aggressive tactics persisted into 2018, with attacks on workshops, residential areas, and strategic locations in Al Hudaydah and Saada, causing further loss of life and injuries.
The aggression extended into 2019 and 2020, with airstrikes targeting Sana'a, Al Bayda, Marib, and Saada, while mercenaries shelled various areas in Al Hudaydah. The relentless assaults continued in 2021, with Saudi artillery shelling causing deaths and property damage in Saada, alongside persistent attacks in Al Hudaydah and Marib.
The violence persisted into 2022, with mines left by the aggression causing casualties in Al Hudaydah, and mercenaries constructing new fortifications and shelling various regions, including Marib, Saada, and Hajjah. The indiscriminate gunfire and artillery attacks across multiple governorates highlighted the ongoing conflict and its toll on civilian lives.
These repeated acts of aggression underscore the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, with civilians bearing the brunt of the conflict's devastation.