Marib..Civilians between Shelling and Mines

The report addresses the civilian casualties who were killed or wounded due to the excessive use by the Houthi militia of the most lethal weapons in its attack on Marib Governorate, including ballistic missiles, Katyusha rockets, drones, artillery shells, mines and improvised explosive devices, during the reporting period from (December 2014 to June 2021).

Where the field monitors of the Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violation (Rasd Coalition) verified the Houthi militia’s responsibility for the killing and wounding of (2032) civilians, including (294) children, (132) women and (104) elderly men, through the deliberate targeting of populated neighborhoods and IDPs camps and a number of civilian objects that have been subjected to continuous missiles and artillery bombardment and drone attacks, as well as the planting of mines and IED networks in every place they have reached, and at the areas under the control of the legitimate government in the governorate.

The total number of dead civilians reached (667), including (91) children, (42) women and (36) elderly, while the number of wounded reached (1365) people, including (203) children, (90) women, and (68) elderly men, in Marib city - the governorate center, Serwah, Majzar, Harib, Madghal, Al-Jadaan, Marib Al-Wadi, Mahlia, Al-Abidiyah, Al-Juba, Raghwan, Rahba, districts, that witnessed or still witnessing confrontations between the Houthi militia backed by Iran and the legitimate government forces backed by the Arab coalition led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.