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Report: U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led Coalition Responsible for Half of All Child Deaths in Yemen in 2017

HeadlineJun 27, 2018

In Yemen, a new report says the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition was responsible for more than half of all child deaths last year. The Children and Armed Conflict report says the Saudi-led coalition was responsible for the deaths of at least 370 children last year. The report comes as the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition continues its offensive on Yemen’s key port city of Hodeidah, which the United Nations has warned will worsen the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen.

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