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Revision as of 07:56, 17 July 2022
| Date | July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 0:30:00 |
| Location | Mokha, Yemen |
| Type | airstrike |
| Target | Civilian compounds of Mokha power plant |
| Casualties | |
| 65 - 120 dead | |
| 150 injured | |
| Accused | Saudi Arabian led coalition |
The Bombing of Mokha took place on Friday night, 24 July 2015 between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m at Mokha city of Yemen. The airstrikes targeted two residential complexes belonging to engineers and technicians of al-Mukha power plant of Taiz province. According to the workers and residents of the compound one or more aircraft dropped nine bombs in separate sorties in intervals of few minutes.
Background
On Thursday, 26 March 2015, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of nine Arab states in carrying out airstrikes in Yemen. The intervention as claimed began in response to request for assistance from the then President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. He immediately left the country for Saudi Arabia as the military intervention of the coalition started.
Bombing
The airstrike hit the residential area in dedicated to the plant workers. Two compounds at the Mokha steam power plant in was hit by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes.
Many of the workers had relatives there who had traveled for the Eid al-Fitr celebration, which was held on 18 July 2015 and marked the end of Ramadan.
Casualties
Reports of casualties vary and range from "65 dead and dozens wounded" according to Human Rights Watch to "120 dead and 150 wounded" according to USA news.
The airstrike was criticized by Human Rights watch and various media outlets, as it targeted a residential complex.
Aftermath
The attack increased worries that Saudi military operations are starting to target people as well as military targets. According to Yemeni officials, the distance between the struck block and the closest Houthi outpost is about three miles. By 2016, it was labeled as the deadliest attack by the Saudi campaign. Human Rights Watch stated that the airstrike was a war crime. Ole Solvang, then HRW's senior emergencies said:
"Again and again, we see coalition airstrikes killing large numbers of civilians, but no signs of any investigation into possible violations."
HRW stated that it had visited the incident on Sunday and did not find any signs indicating that "the compounds were being used for military purposes."
Videos posted on social media appeared to show terrified bystanders rushing for shelter during the attack on the attack night, as well as a significant number of people killed and seriously injured afterward.
Days after the hit, the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi rebels in Yemen "announced a five-day humanitarian ceasefire". According to the statement by the Saudi state media, the ceasefire was made at the request of Abed Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to Saudi's King Salman.
See also
- Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
- Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
References
- ^ Ahmed Al-Haj and Merrit Kennedy "Saudi-led airstrikes kill 120; deadliest in Yemen conflict", Yahoo News, 25 July 2015
- "120 killed as Saudi Regime commits fresh atrocities in Taiz Yemen" Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, Whatsupic, 29 July 2015
- ^ "Yemen: Coalition Strikes on Residence Apparent War Crime",Human Rights Watch,27 July 2015
- "Saudi warplanes bomb Houthi positions in Yemen". Al Arabiya. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Yemen ceasefire called by Saudi coalition just days after an airstrike killed 120 in Mokha ", The Independent, 26 July 2015
- ^ "Yemeni leader Hadi leaves country as Saudi Arabia keeps up air strikes". Reuters. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- "Yemeni officials, witnesses: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill more than 120 in port city ", U.S. News, 24 July 2015
- "Durable ceasefire needed as ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ leaves millions suffering in Yemen – UN relief chief ", UN News Centre, 28 July 2015
- Karthick Arvinth "Yemen: Saudi-led coalition declares ceasefire after air strikes in Taiz kill 120 ", International Business Times,26 July 2015
- "Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemen's Taiz killing 80 ", Reuters,25 July 2015
- "Saudi-led warplanes strike in Yemen",Taipei Times, 26 July 2015
- ^ "Saudi-led coalition airstrike hits Yemen funeral, killing over 140 people". CNBC. 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- "Over 65 Yemenis killed in Saudi-led coalition air raids ",LHV news, 29 July 2015
- Sam Wilkin "Saudi-led raid on Yemen plant appears unlawful-Rights Watch",Euronews, 28 July 2015
- "Saudi-led coalition violated laws-of-war in Yemen, says Human Rights Watch". Airforce Technology. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Saudi-led raid on Yemen plant appears unlawful: Rights Watch". Reuters. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-17.