RIYADH: The Joint Incidents Assessment Team investigated the alleged aerial targeting of a residential area in Al-Abadiyah Al-Ulya, Zabid directorate, Hodeidah governorate, Yemen, on Dec. 6, 2021.
After examining various documents, including air tasking orders, mission schedules, and satellite images, JIAT concluded that the claimed location lacked specific coordinates.
Analyzing coalition air missions on Dec. 6, 2021, JIAT found no evidence of operations in the Zabid directorate. Similarly, missions on Dec. 5, 2021 and Dec. 7, 2021 showed no activity in the area.
Consequently, JIAT determined that coalition forces did not target the residential area in the Zabid directorate on Dec. 6, 2021, as alleged.
JIAT also addressed another allegation that coalition forces targeted the Al-Nazir Health Unit in Razih directorate, Saada governorate, on July 1, 2015.
After evaluating various sources, including a Doctors for Human Rights report from March 2020, which claimed that the health unit was destroyed and a civilian injured, JIAT conducted a thorough investigation.
This involved examining air tasking orders, mission schedules, post-mission reports, satellite images, open sources, the National Information Center’s website listing health centers, the coalition forces’ no-strike list, and international humanitarian law.
JIAT confirmed that Al-Nazir Health Unit, situated in a residential neighborhood in Al-Nazir city of Razih directorate, is on the coalition forces’ no-strike list. On July 1, 2015, the closest military target dealt with by coalition forces was 900 meters away from Al-Nazir Health Center, using a guided bomb that hit its target.
The post-mission report verified a direct hit on the military target. Satellite images and JIAT specialists’ analysis confirmed traces of aerial targeting on the military target.
Examining daily mission schedules for June 30, 2015 and July 2, 2015, JIAT found no coalition air missions conducted in Al-Nazir city on these dates. Therefore, JIAT concluded that the coalition forces did not target Al-Nazir Health Unit on July 1, 2015, as alleged.
JIAT specialists analyzed satellite images of Al-Nazir Health Center after the alleged date, revealing a building with annexes enclosed by a fence. No evidence of aerial targeting was detected, and open sources yielded no information on the center’s targeting.
JIAT also addressed an aerial targeting incident in Alaf, Sahar directorate, Saada governorate on Dec. 7, 2021, where three men were reported killed at 11 p.m.
After examining various documents, including air tasking orders, mission schedules, and satellite images, JIAT concluded that no specific coordinate for the claimed location was provided in the claim.
Analyzing coalition air missions on Dec. 7, 2021, JIAT found no evidence of operations in the Sahar directorate. Similarly, missions on Dec. 6, 2021 and Dec. 8, 2021 showed no activity in the area.
Consequently, JIAT determined that coalition forces did not target a residential area in the Sahar directorate on Dec. 7, 2021, as alleged.
