- A Saudi-led coalition airstrike allegedly killed at least 20 children children in Yemen on Thursday, according to several reports from freelance journalists on the ground.
- It's unclear at this point exactly how many civilians were killed, and how the airstrike was carried out.
- The alleged airstrike comes two weeks after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike
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A Saudi-led coalition airstrike reportedly just killed more than 20 children — again
The United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM, however, said that the Houthis launched a ballistic missile that killed one and injured at least a dozen more in Ad Durayhimi, according to Reuters.
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike allegedly killed at least 20 children in Yemen on Thursday, according to Iranian-backed Houthi media and several reports from journalists on the ground.
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The conflict in Yemen, which began in 2015 after the Houthis overthrew the government of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi from the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, has been described as one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world, with at least 8 million people on the brink of starvation due to famine, and one million children infected with cholera.
The US is part of the Saudi-led coalition, which began striking the Houthis after they overthrew Hadi, as it
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