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Yemen: Leading Journalist Killed by U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led Airstrike

HeadlineJan 19, 2016

A leading Yemeni journalist has been killed in an airstrike by the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition. Almigdad Mojalli was killed Sunday morning while on assignment for Voice of America. He had traveled outside the Yemeni capital Sana’a to find witnesses to airstrikes that killed at least 15 civilians last week, when he himself was killed.

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