10th Jan 2016, MSF supported hospital hit by airstrike in Razeh, Yemen

On the 10th January 2016, the Saudi led coalition airstrike struck an MSF supported hospital in Razeh in Saada province, in the North of Yemen, near the border with Saudi Arabia. 6 people were killed and 7 were injured. This followed two other airstrikes against MSF health facilities in Yemen: one in Haydan, Saada province on 26 October 2015, and another on an MSF tented clinic in Houban, Taiz governorate, on 2 December 2015.

http://www.msf.org/article/yemen-crisis-update-%E2%80%93-3-march-2016

Death toll has risen to 5 after bombing of MSF-supported Shiara hospital Jan 10- Footage of the aftermath #Yemen pic.twitter.com/OnjcYaiFjK

— Doctors w/o Borders (@MSF_USA) January 11, 2016

MSF Report:

UPDATE - As of 17 January, the death toll has risen to six after a critically injured patient died on 16 January in the MSF hospital in Saada. The medical team did all they possibly could, but the condition of the patient was extremely critical upon arrival at the hospital six days ago. 

The blast at the MSF-supported hospital initially resulted in the death of five people, and eight were injured, two of them critically. While those critically wounded were transferred to the Intensive Care Unit in Saada, the rest were treated at the hospital in Razeh.

"We extend our condolences to the victim's family, whilst we condemn again the fact that a hospital was targeted in this conflict that has been ravaging the country for the past 10 months. We need to repeat over and over that the civilian population, the medical staff and the medical facilities should be protected during this conflict. One week after the explosion, patients and health workers are still scared to go back to the hospital. Attacking hospitals inflicts a terrible toll on the local population", says Juan Prieto, General Coordinator of MSF projects in Yemen.

Sana’a – An MSF-supported hospital has been hit by a projectile in northern Yemen resulting in at least four deaths, 10 injured and the collapse of several buildings of the medical facility. Three of the injured are MSF staff, two in critical condition.

According to our staff on the ground, at 09.20am one projectile impacted the Shiara hospital in Razeh District, where MSF has been working since November 2015. MSF cannot confirm the origin of the attack, but planes were seen flying over the facility at the time. At least one more projectile fell near the hospital. The numbers of casualties could rise as there could still be people trapped in the rubble. All staff and patients have evacuated and patients are being transferred to Al Goumoury hospital in Saada, also supported by MSF.

“All warring parties, including the Saudi-led coalition (SLC), are regularly informed of the GPS coordinates of the medical sites where MSF works and we are in constant dialogue with them to ensure that they understand the severity of the humanitarian consequences of the conflict and the need to respect the provision of medical services”, says Raquel Ayora, Director of Operations. “There is no way that anyone with the capacity to carry out an airstrike or launch a rocket would not have known that the Shiara hospital was a functioning health facility providing critical services and supported by MSF”.

“We reiterate to all parties to the conflict that patients and medical facilities must be respected and that bombing hospitals is a violation of International Humanitarian Law”, says Ayora.

The conflict is particularly acute in Razeh District. The population in the area has been severely affected by constant bombings and the cumulative weight of 10 months of war. Shiara hospital had already been bombed before MSF started supporting it and services were reduced to stabilisation, emergency, maternity and life-saving activities.

This is the third severe incident affecting an MSF health facility in Yemen in the last three months. On 27 October Haydan hospital was destroyed by an airstrike by the SLC and on 3 December a health centre in Taiz was also hit by the SLC and nine people were wounded. MSF teams struggle on a daily basis to ensure the respect of health facilities by all armed groups.

“We strongly condemn this incident that confirms a worrying pattern of attacks on essential medical services and we express our strongest outrage as this will leave a very fragile population without healthcare for weeks”, says Ayora. “Once more it is civilians that bear the brunt of this war.”

MSF asks for an immediate end to attacks on medical structures and requests that all parties unequivocally commit to creating the conditions for the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance. MSF also requests that those responsible for this attack investigate the circumstances of the incident.

http://www.msf.org/article/msf-supported-hospital-bombed-yemen-death-toll-rises-six 

This was the daily report for that day from the Legal Center for Rights and Development: 

(note it states 10 of Jun but this was actually report for 10 Jan)

 

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5th Jan 2016, civilian population of Razih in Yemen indiscrimately bombarded by Saudi led coalition airstrikes

Reports indicate that the Saudi led coalition have been indiscrimiately bombarding homes in the district of Razih in the North West of Yemen, close to the border with Saudi Arabia.

This video shows an injured child who survived an air strike on her home in Razih, She has lost her leg and is still suffering in agony. In the same hospital room, a lady fights for her life as doctors try to stop the bleeding and clear her body from shrapnel.


WARNING: the media below is graphic and distressing. It is placed here as evidence as war crimes to call for an independent investigation and to call on the international community to respect the Arms Treaty by stopping the supply of weapons to Saudi Arabic as they are clearly targeting civilians.  

Video link: http://rutube.ru/video/b2b161c532c3050e0bb2ab76493f95cf/

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2nd Nov 2015, banned cluster munitions dropped by Saudi led coalition on area of Bani Sayah, Razeh, Yemen

On the 2nd November 2015, the Almasirah TV channel published further evidence of the Saudi led coalition dropping internationally banned cluster munitions on the Bani Sayah district in Razeh directorate in Saadah governorate.

The following video explains that the area had been under continuous bombardment over the previous 20 days, suffering more than 70 raids, during which cluster munitions were dropped, some detonating immediately and others lying in fields, waterways and roads where any unfortunate person or animal may stumble upon them.

Villagers speak of Saudi atrocities and their loss of family members as well as livestock. They highlight that due to the rural location, those people injured do not have access to medical attention. There are no ambulances or other modes of transport by which to take the injured to reach medical care, which results in an increase in the number of fatalities.

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24th Aug 2015, village buried by Saudi coalition airstrike in Yemen. 6 bodies retrieved, others still buried in the rubble.

On the 24th August 2015, the Saudi led coalition airstrikes destroyed a village along the Yemen border with Saudi Arabia, at Bani Sayah in Razih, Sadah governorate. Bodies of six members of the same family, all women and children, were retrieved. It is believed that most of the other villagers are still buried under the debris. Survivors have been searching for missing family members in the rubble.  A man's head has been found embedded in the debris but they can't get him out - it is thought that his child may be buried next to him. Cattle were also destroyed.

Warning: This video is graphic and distressing. It is placed here as evidence of war crimes to call for a UN investigation and for Western governments to respect the Arms Treaty and stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia.

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17th June 2015, 13 people from one family killed when Saudi led coalition airstrike hits home in Gomar village, Razih, Sadah, Yemen

On 17th June 2015, the Saudi led coalition air strikes hit a house in Ghomar village in Razih directorate in the region of Sadah, Yemen. It was the house of Abdulrahman Abdullah Mohsen who survived, but thirteen people from his family were killed including his wife, his three children, his mother and his brother's family as well. In the video he shows what used to be his rooms and explains how many people were in each room at the time of the strike.

Warning: This video is graphic and distressing. It is put here as evidence to call for a UN investigation and to call on Western governments to respect the Arms Treaty by stopping the transfer of weapons to Saudi Arabia.

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