MANAMA (Sputnik) – Yemen has been engulfed in a military conflict between the government and the Houthi opposition faction for over a year.
"The Yemeni army and the coalition do not launch attacks on the civilian population, the civilian casualties are a result of Houthi actions," Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Maqdashi told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Since late March, the Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Houthis at the request of Yemeni President-in-exile Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.
