Rights group: Houthi attack on airport ‘apparent war crime’
A leading rights group has called the recent drone
attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia an “apparent war
crime.”
Human Rights Watch urged the Houthis to stop attacks
on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. Michael Page, deputy Middle East
director at HRW, said “unlawful Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen never
justify Houthi attacks on Saudi civilians,” according to a statement Friday.
The Houthi attack on the southwestern Saudi town of
Abha’s regional airport wounded 26 people Wednesday.
A Saudi-led military coalition has been fighting the
Houthis since March 2015. The conflict in the Arab world’s poorest country has
killed an estimated 60,000 people and left millions suffering from lack of food
and medical care.
