Bombing of Mokha
2015 event in the Yemeni Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On 24 July 2015, between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m., the city of Mokha, Yemen, was bombed by the Saudi Arabian led coalition.[3] The airstrikes struck two worker housing complexes for engineers and technicians at the Mokha steam power plant.[3][4] The attack left between 65[1] and 120[2] dead, including at least 10 children.[1]
Date | 24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) |
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Duration | 0:30:00 |
Location | Mokha, Yemen |
Coordinates | 13°20′57″N 43°15′4″E |
Type | Airstrike |
Target | Civilian residential compound of Mokha power plant |
Casualties | |
65[1] – 120 dead[2] (including 10 children[1]) | |
150 injured[2] | |
Accused | Saudi Arabian led coalition |
According to the workers and residents of the compound, at least one aircraft dropped nine bombs in separate sorties in intervals of a few minutes.[3] The United Nations said that at least 36 buildings – including schools, hospitals, court houses, communications institutions, and power generation facilities – were damaged or destroyed.[4]
Mokha, a city on the coast of the Red Sea, was previously considered to be one of the safest cities during the war in Yemen.[5] The attack was one of the deadliest attacks by Saudi Arabia against Yemen.[6] The attack was condemned by Human Rights Watch, who investigated the scene the day after the attack, saying that the airstrike was unlawful because there was "no evident military target."[7] Yemeni officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that the distance between the attacked buildings and the closest Houthi outpost was about three miles. A military official stated that "incorrect coordinates" were given to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.[5]