Arab Coalition: We will investigate the alleged targeting of a wedding in Yemen

  • 4/25/2018
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The Arab Coalition said that it was following with concern what has been circulated in some media outlets that coalition forces allegedly targeted a wedding in the northern governorate of Hajjah The spokesperson said that the coalition will announce preliminary results of this incident upon the completion of a comprehensive and operational audit The Arab Coalition said on Tuesday that it was following with concern what has been circulated in some media outlets that coalition forces allegedly targeted a wedding in the northern governorate of Hajjah in Yemen, Saudi state channel Al -Ekhbariya reported. Media reports on Monday reported that an airstrike hit a wedding in the Bani Qaais district. Coalition spokesperson Colonel Turki Al-Malki said that the joint leadership of the coalition usually reviewed post-action procedures for all its executed operations and noted that the preliminary results of this incident will be announced upon the completion of a comprehensive and operational audit. He stressed the keenness of the joint forces to adopt and implement the rules of engagement, in accordance with the rules and provisions of international humanitarian law, the most important of which was “the assumption that every person in Yemen is a civilian until proven otherwise.” He also stressed the commitment of coalition forces to legally and morally protect civilians and non-military installations, as well as to take all precautionary and preventive measures and ensure that military operations were in accordance with the highest standards and mechanisms of modern targeting. He explained that these include determining the legitimate military objective to achieve operational goals. Adding that this also involved selecting and distinguishing the target and applying the principle of proportionality by taking into account the humanitarian factors and using all sources and means of intelligence to confirm it.

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