Saudi warplanes have come under growing criticism for the massive civilian death toll in their months of bombing Yemen. They insist the attacks aren’t intention, and their incompetence in hitting actual enemies seems to be growing all the time.
Today, in their airstrikes against the Taiz Province, Saudi planes attacked a military base belonging to their own coalition, killing 30 allied fighters and wounding 40 others. The official statement was simply that the plane “hit the wrong target.”
This is the latest in a string of friendly-fire incidents by the Saudi warplanes, and the first which hit one of their own bases. Previous incidents saw the airstrikes hitting troops marching against Houthi positions, stalling their own offensives.
The Taiz Province was also the site of a massive Saudi airstrike against a wedding party last month, which killed 131 civilians. This incident caused a lot of criticism during the UN General Assembly, though ultimately Saudi objections prevented the UN from passing a resolution on an independent investigation.
"Previous incidents saw the airstrikes hitting troops marching against Houthi positions, stalling their own offensives."
Getting almost as good at air support then as the first American (aborted) St. Lo offensive in 1944!
why are they bombing Yemen in the first place?
Why the rest of the world is behind Putin and not the fraud Obama and the regime he is a front man for. Obama has been sooo silent on Saudi Arabia's war crimes.
So these guys are just as competent as their American trainers I see.