At least 55 killed as Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemen's Taiz: Saba

Reuters Published July 25, 2015

The Saba agency quoted a local source in Taiz as saying that the bombing targeted the Mokha area inhabited mostly by engineers and workers of a power station and some displaced families. —Reuters/File

SANAA: A Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen's Taiz killed at least 55 people and left ten injured, Houthi-controlled news agency Saba said on Saturday.

A coalition of Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, has been bombarding Iran-allied Houthi forces in Yemen since late March in a bid to reinstate President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who has fled to Riyadh.

The Saba agency quoted a local source in Taiz as saying that the bombing targeted the Mokha area inhabited mostly by engineers and workers of a power station and some displaced families.

The number of casualties is expected to rise as rescue services are still working in the area and several of those injured and transferred to nearby hospitals are in serious condition, the source said.

The frontlines of Yemen's war shifted to the favour of the Gulf Arab coalition earlier this month when in coordination with forces loyal to Hadi they managed to drive the Houthis out of the southern port city of Aden and much of the surrounding areas.

Since then warplanes have been landing in Aden airport carrying equipment necessary to help re-open the facility which had been shut down by the fighting.

Aden and the other southern provinces have been largely inaccessible to UN food aid, and about 13 million people ─ more than half the population ─ are thought to be in dire need of food.

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hasan

Jul 25, 2015 03:04pm

How many innocent people being killed in these air strikes , the saudis are only increasing hatred towards themselves and we will see the decline of this regime very soon God willing.

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Nilesh

Jul 25, 2015 03:27pm

Saudi you will not be able to purchase life with money.... Please stop this now. How many more children?

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kaleem

Jul 25, 2015 04:13pm

As soon as possible human rights organizations should take part in the conflict between two countries to maintain the peace in the region.

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Ali

Jul 25, 2015 04:55pm

Almost all of World's problems points to Saudi royal family. World can never see peace until this family continues its most corrupt and cruel rule

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salman khan

Jul 25, 2015 05:02pm

Only 3 comments so far... If this news was about Gaza more than 100 comments have already condemned Israel. We are really partial about human life. This is the main reason of dawnfall of morality.

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Kabeer

Jul 25, 2015 05:31pm

It is the beginning of end for Saudi Royal family this innocent blood will not go in vain

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Rahat Ali

Jul 25, 2015 05:33pm

@salman khan This news is not from independent sources but from the Houti news agency so can't be verified. That may be the reason for lack of response

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salman khan

Jul 25, 2015 06:33pm

@Rahat Ali I am a regular reader of dawn news, almost 2 month have gone more than 5000 have died including children and women but no one is seriously protesting against SA just because here killer is not non Muslim. Similar situation was in Syria where more than 200000 have died but no one cares. Iraq blast is now routine activity. Our blood boils only when killer is non muslim. Its hard truth. Actually Muslims have been killed by Muslims more than non Muslims. Why not Muslim countries solve any dispute peacefully.

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Cy rus

Jul 25, 2015 07:27pm

@Nilesh .... How many of your children will die in your war with India?

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Cy rus

Jul 25, 2015 07:35pm

@salman khan .... 500,000 Iranians and 500,000 Iraqis died in the Iran-Iraq War. Not many in Pakistan cared much about the 500,000 Shia deaths then. No one of good will is ever going to stop men from killing each other.

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Jul 25, 2015 09:03pm

Saudi crimes are hidden behind their money and friendship with Israel and other big powers.

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Rahat Ali

Jul 25, 2015 11:50pm

@salman khan I honestly feel Houtis should not have collaborated with Iran and joined forces with crook Ali Saleh. Now both seem to have ditched them. This war will bring nothing but misery for the Houtis now and in the future too.

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Cy rus

Jul 26, 2015 12:38am

@hasan .... Nawaz Sharif refused to send Pakistani troops. They might have been enough to liberate Aden by now, and get combat experience as well. I don't disagree with the prime minister's decision, but someone has to defend people who can't defend themselves. I read what Pakistanis wrote here and your main objection to sending troops was that it would cost you too much money. That was your consensus. I don't think you can cry foul now. You could have been the liberators.

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