45 dead in air strike on Yemen displaced camp

[Bosonic]

Source: AFP

An air strike killed dozens of people at a camp for displaced people in northwest Yemen on Monday, aid workers said, as Arab warplanes bombard rebels around the country.

The International Organization for Migration said 45 internally displaced people had been killed and 65 wounded at the Al-Mazrak camp in Hajja province.

IOM spokesman Joel Millman told AFP that the organisation had 75 staff on hand assisting the victims.

Earlier Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said 15 dead bodies and 30 wounded were taken to a hospital where it operates near the Al-Mazrak camp.

Read more: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/deadly-air-strike-hits-camp-yemen-displaced-un-112408956.html#ZyitBc7

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Presumably by the Saudis

http://www.dw.de/airstrikes-hit-refugee-camp-in-northern-yemen/a-18349667

[riderinthestorm]

7. I'm sure you're right. The Saudis probably applaud the massacre of these Shia families

war crimes...

[KoKo]

2. War Crimes against the displaced, suffering people...continues... A bit more from article:

Arab coalition warplanes, led by Saudi Arabia, have been pounding rebel Huthi positions in Yemen for the past five days.

The Al-Mazrak camp has since 2009 been housing Yemenis displaced by the conflict between northern Huthi rebels and the central government.

The manager of the MSF programme in the Middle East, Pablo Marco, said 500 new families had arrived at the camp over the past two days.

[Sunlei]

3. Saudi Arabia doesn't seem to want 'displaced persons' near their border.

New news reports- "Saudi Arabia might help lead a ground incursion into Yemen"

IMO, the Saudis will push Yemen into the Gulf of Aden and show no mercy to the people.

[Dems to Win]

4. Appalling that the US is allied with Saudis in this massacre

Bandar Bush told the world that the Sunnis were 'fed up' with the Shiites and would just get rid of them.

Now, it's happening, with the support of the US. The Saudis couldn't lift a pinky to fight ISIS, but can manage hundreds of bombing runs to slaughter Shiites in Yemen.

The US also stood by and watched approvingly as the Bahraini Sunni monarchy oppressed, jailed, and put down a rebellion by the Shiite population in Bahrain.

Bring the 5th Fleet home from Bahrain, bring all US troops home from the region.

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. The US, rolling on the right side of history once again.

I mean, who better to align ourselves with than a bunch of sadistic, medieval monarchies (Saudi, GCC), military thug states (Egypt, Pakistan), and international war criminals (Sudan)? I feel all warm and fuzzy.

[Dems to Win]

6. Not the hope and change I voted for

But sadly not too surprising.

On foreign policy ONLY, Ron Paul was the candidate I agreed with. Close the 700 plus US overseas military bases and Bring the Troops Home. Of course I didn't vote for Paul because of his whacko stances on domestic issues, but I agreed with him 100% on foreign and military policy.

[Eugene]

8. The Saudis are seeking "clarification."

Source: Reuters

World | Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:34pm EDT

Air strike kills at least 40 at Yemen camp for displaced

ADEN | BY MOHAMMAD MUKHASHAF AND SAMI ABOUDI

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A Saudi military spokesman said the kingdom was seeking clarification on the incident.

"It could have been that the fighter jets replied to fire, and we cannot confirm that it was a refugee camp," Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri said.

"We will ask the Yemeni official agencies to confirm that," he told reporters.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN0ML0YC20150330

[Skittles]

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