Houthis Claim 83 Killed in Saudi-Led Coalition Airstrikes Across Yemen in 24 Hours
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SANAA (Terror Monitor) — Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen have claimed that 83 people were killed and approximately 50 others wounded in airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led military coalition over the past 24 hours, as fighting intensifies between the Houthis and forces supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government.
According to media outlets affiliated with the Houthi movement, the latest attacks targeted several locations across Yemen, causing significant casualties and damage. The group accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out the strikes and claimed that dozens of civilians were among those killed and injured.
Saudi authorities, meanwhile, have said they are reviewing reports concerning the latest casualties. Saudi Arabia's Center for International Communication told Reuters that it was investigating reports of civilian deaths following the airstrikes.
The reported death toll could not be independently verified, and the figures released by Houthi-affiliated sources have not been fully confirmed by international news organisations.
Reuters and AP report civilian casualties
In separate reporting on Saturday's airstrikes near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, Reuters said the Houthi-run health authorities reported that at least 33 people had been killed and 39 wounded in attacks on Al-Shariya village in the Bani Hushaysh district, east of Sanaa.
The Houthi authorities said the victims included women and children and accused the coalition of striking residential areas.
The Associated Press (AP), meanwhile, reported an initial Houthi death toll of at least 27 people and 36 injured in the same attack, noting that rescue operations were continuing and the figures could change.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) also reported the Houthi authorities' account of the casualties, including women and children, in the latest escalation of the conflict.
The different casualty figures reflect updates issued by Houthi authorities as rescue operations continued. None of the reports independently established the full number of casualties claimed across Yemen over the 24-hour period.
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