Adding to the enormous death toll of the Saudi war against Yemen, Saudi warplanes today attacked a wedding party near the port city of Mocha, killing the groom and a huge number of civilians, with at least 131 confirmed dead in the latest reports from medical officials.
The attack does not appear to have been “accidental,” like so many other Saudi airstrikes, but rather targeted a Shi’ite wedding because the groom was seen as being “affiliated” with the Houthis. Actually what this affiliation was is unclear.
The timing couldn’t have been worse for the Saudi government, as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was to address the UN General Assembly just hours later, and slammed the Saudi war against Yemen, demanding an immediate end to the airstrikes.
“All sides are showing disregard for human life, but most of the casualties are being caused by airstrikes,” Ban noted. Some 5,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the Saudi war, with virtually all of the major incidents the result of airstrikes.
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Ah yes, the usual "send him a stern letter." That will get the warmongers attention.
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Death toll now stands as 131 humans wasted. Vigilante justice.
where is that scum rat Samantha Powers and her criminal supporters? Shows how depraved and fraudulent our officials are.
What, warplanes, not drones? Get the Boeing sales desk on line 1, stat!!!
It's only something to be condemned by the "Inrtenational Community" when it's the Syrians using a barrel bomb. The Saudis using a righteous western precision bomb is just fine and dandy.
Wow
the world simply doesn't give a damn about Yemenites.
Even Palestinians and Syrians get more screen time (I.E. more sympathy).
The Saudis must be learning about bombing wedding parties from Uncle Sam.