The U.N. is warning ongoing U.S. attacks on Yemen pose a deadly risk to civilians, after a U.S. strike on a migrant detention center in the north of the country killed at least 68 people Monday and injured dozens more. Most or all of the victims are believed to be migrants from African nations. This is Dawod Jibril from Ethiopia, a survivor of the attack.
Dawod Jibril: “We were sleeping in the prison when the aircraft struck. It bombed us, and then everyone was injured. Some were hit by debris. Others had their legs amputated. And some were injured in their eyes and lost their sight. Many people died.”
The U.S. has killed over 250 people in Yemen since escalating its attacks against Houthi forces in mid-March. A number of advocacy groups and progressive Democrats have demanded Trump stop attacking Yemen, and argued the strikes are unconstitutional as they have not been approved by Congress.
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