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Airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 15


Yemeni men carry the body of a man found under rubble on Wednesday after airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. Associated Press/Photo by Hani Mohammed

Airstrikes in Yemen kill at least 15

Suspected Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen late Tuesday and early Wednesday killed at least 15 people and injured more than 30 others. The airstrikes, which took place in the rebel-held capital of Sanaa, targeted a military police camp. Mohammed al-Aqel, one of the guards at the camp, told the AFP news agency there were at least five airstrikes that damaged several buildings and a perimeter wall. The death count is expected to rise, as dozens of people remain trapped under rubble, according to eyewitnesses.The U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels since 2015. The coalition last week stepped up attacks against the rebels after they killed former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.


Onize Ohikere

Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.

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