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115 Children Killed:  Saudi Arabia's War on Yemen by the Numbers

115 Children Killed: Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen by the Numbers

contributors 04/25/2015

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) –

Since the beginning of the Saudi air campaign against the Houthi movement in Yemen on March 26 until April 22, these are the UN statistics on its human cost:

500 civilians killed since March 26

150 children killed

1,185 non-combatant civilians injured

150,000 have fled their homes

23 hospitals were attacked in course of Saudi bombing campaign

30 schools were damaged or occupied by parties to the war

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