Three Children Killed Among 56 Casualties in 72 Hours as Conflict Escalates

Entesaf_ 8 October 2021

Three children and eight adults are reported to have been killed and at least 45 other people injured in the past three days in intensifying conflict across Yemen.

In Yemen’s central Marib city on Sunday, two children were reportedly killed in missile strikes and 24 people, including two children, injured. This followed fighting on Friday in the northern city of Sa’ada, where five civilians were killed and 11 others wounded. On Saturday in the southern city of Aden four civilians, including one child, lost their lives and at least 10 people were injured.

Fighting on the country’s frontlines has surged in recent weeks as economic collapse and poor public services fuel widespread unrest. With the conflict in Yemen now in its seventh year, hundreds of thousands of people are trapped between conflict and violent riots.