The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) on Yemen revealed the results of investigations into four civilian sites that the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen had allegedly targeted in air operations in Yemen.
Legal adviser Mansour al-Mansour, the spokesman of JIAT, said on Wednesday that after investigations and looking into the documents, JIAT realized that the coalition forces didn’t carry out any air mission in the four sites.
In case 150, the media revealed that the coalition conducted an air operation in Dahr el-Souane (in Sanaa) in April 2018, leading to the death of 13 children and the injury of more than 100.
However, the spokesman said that the coalition didn’t carry out any mission in the alleged zone.
In case 151, the media mentioned that the coalition warplanes targeted a house at Bani Saad District in Mahwit Governorate and a number of nearby houses on Oct. 26, 2016, leading to the destruction of houses and the death of one and injury of 10.
Mansour stated that JIAT didn’t conduct any operations in Mahwit.
In case 152, media reports said coalition forces bombarded a house in Dhala, Shabwah, on May 4, 2015, killing one and wounding three others. The spokesman denied coalition forces conducting any missions in Shabwa on the claimed date.
Human Rights Watch had also claimed in case 153 that on Jan. 10, 2017, coalition airstrikes targeted a gas station at Bani Misar village in Nihm District, killing three civilians and wounding five others.
JIAT reported that on that date upon air support request from the Yemeni National Army from the battlefield clashes in Nihm, the coalition forces conducted an air mission in Nihm using three bombs directed at military sites.
The joint team affirmed the right calculations made by the coalition in dealing with legitimate military targets in Nihm, in line with international humanitarian law.
