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Saudi-Led Coalition's Airstrike Kills 8 Civilians in Central Yemen – Source

© REUTERS / StringerThe site of an air strike in Yareem city
The site of an air strike in Yareem city - Sputnik International
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At least eight civilians died in an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the central Yemeni province of Ibb, a local source told Sputnik Saturday.

A man carries a part of a missile he says was dropped during a Saudi-led air strike near the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen December 7, 2016. - Sputnik International
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SANAA (Sputnik) – The airstrike hit a village in the western part of the province, the source said, adding that all victims are members of one family.

Yemen has been engulfed in a military conflict between the government, led by Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, and Shiite Houthi rebels, who have been supported by army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

At Hadi’s request, a Saudi-led coalition including Arab countries has been carrying out airstrikes against Houthi positions since March 2015. The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has called Saudi attacks on civilian areas a violation of international law, but Riyadh denied the claims.

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