The annual “Children and Armed Conflict” report from the United Nations details the deaths of Yemeni children in the Saudi-led invasion. Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of the slain were killed by the Saudi-led coalition.
The UN report verified 552 children killed in 2017 in Yemen. 67% of those children, 370, were directly attributable to the Saudi coalition, predominantly the result of Saudi airstrikes. Saudi airstrikes killing civilians have been an ongoing problem since the invasion.
The report said 83 children were killed in actions by the Houthi rebels, with another 41 killed by fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed government. The others were killed by that government, international allies, and a handful by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
These UN reports on child casualties have been controversial in recent years because of their coverage of the Yemen conflict. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly demanded the UN retract previous statements, and at times they have. Making the statement fully publicly is also more difficult, with the US and Britain, who are backing the invasion, generally supporting keeping it secret.
The injustice and evil committed against innocence. Why are the E.Ts sitting on the sidelines and not do anything about it?
Off topic: but why is Antiwar ignoring the popular uprising in Iran?
Could it be because their rallying cry is “Death to Palestine”?
The protests are economic in nature, collapse of rial against dollar causing rapid inflation due to Trump’s economic war.
Were there 5 operatives shouting this slogan, is this really a ‘rallying cry’ or wishful thinking.
We shall see.
People generally resent theocratic, hate-mongering, absolute dictatorships.
Like Saudi Arabia? Oh wait, they’re allies with your little apartheid practicing parasite. Never mind.
In the moment they are, kinda like Russia was in WWII.
Yes, because Iran is equal to Germany.
The parallel is the point,
welcome to the world of international diplomacy.
While you don’t want to play,
you can never stop others from playing it.
That’s the difference between reality and your fantasy.
The Saudis are Nazi Germany. All of the terrorists who kill in Europe and N. America and 99% in the M.E. are Sunnis.
Exactly that… these regime change operations are getting so blatant as to be insulting.
Why You Should Be Intensely Skeptical Of Everything You Hear About Iran Protests
People don’t like theocratic dictatorships, you do,
so why not give it a try? Take a sabbatical.
People don’t like illegal wars of aggression and paying for them to the tune of $21 trillion, you do, so why not donate your salary to the Pentagon. Take a military tour.
Dictatorships lie because they are opposed by the people,
if it were otherwise the dictator would never fear elections, but they do,
because they don’t trust—- their people.
Your version of history is irrelevant.
Trump defeated ISIS on the cheap and is icing down NKorea nicely,
where are your horrendous war costs.
Let me grab some popcorn while you explain how you defeat ISIS by actively supporting and funding them:
US Warns Of “Firm” Response If Syria Attacks ISIS … No, Really
I didn’t support them Obama created and supported them.
With Trump however US air and artillery were used to support various factions who did the dirty work. Minimal costs (lives and treasure) and damned effective.
Russia, Iran, Hezbollah, Iraqi Shiite miltias and the Syrian Army defeated ISIS. If you don’t believe me then why is ISIS growing in Afghanistan where we rule the roost.
In Raqqa, the Kurds only had to travel a few miles to fight 3,000 members of ISIS (Pentagon numbers) and even then let 500 evacuate. The Syrian army and allies destroyed the rest of them.
Using Muslims against Muslims is smart,
the measure is, ISIS has been decimated.
These desert rats can’t do shiite without American Air and Artillery, Trump showed us how to do it WITHOUT American ground troops.
So artillery isn’t a ground unit anymore?
Of course they are ground forces, but they are stand off
support forces backing the gunts doing the assault.
ISIS would have been defeated sooner had the U.S. simply not supported Sunni rebels.
Russia, Iran, Hezbollah, and the Syrian Army and Iraqi militias didn’t need the U.S. Supporting Sunni Al Qaeda groups to fight the Shiites and using the Kurds to fight ISIS might sound good to Machiavellian’s but not only is it immoral it helps Iran. Iran calls us out on that. They are going to win over the Arab street. One gust of wind and Saudi Arabia’s ‘friend’s’ will switch just like Qatar.
Sure cub, ISIS grew under Obama, you’re dreaming.
Iranian (Persian shiites) will never win the “Arab street”, and there are thousands of years to prove it.
Does it mean that the UN does not know America is the one doing all these evil things in Yemen?