A statement issued by the Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) regarding the targeting of (Al-Thawrah General Hospital) in (Taiz) city of (Taiz) governorate on (13/03/2020)

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هام – الرياض : With regard to the statement issued by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, on (18 March 2020), that on (13/03/2020), missiles hit two buildings at (Al-Thawrah General Hospital), which serves hundreds of thousands of Yemenis in (Taiz) city. JIAT vetted the incident, and reviewed all documents, including air tasking orders, daily mission schedule, daily missions of the Coalition Surface Forces, satellite images, open sources, Coalition Forces No Strike List (NSL), Coalition Forces rules of engagement, provisions and principles of International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, and after assessment of evidences, JIAT found that (Al-Thawrah Hospital) is located in the north-eastern part of (Taiz) city, within the urban area, and is in the Coalition Forces No Strike List (NSL). By studying the air missions carried out by the Coalition Forces on (13/03/2020), which is the date of the claim, JIAT found that the Coalition Forces did not carry out any air missions in (Taiz) governorate. By studying the air missions carried out by the Coalition Forces one day before and one day after the date of the claim, JIAT found the following: JIAT specialists studied the satellite images of (Al-Thawrah Hospital), after the date of the claim, the following was found: JIAT specialists studied the photos and videos published in the open sources of the claimed site, the following was found: By studying the daily missions carried out by the Coalition Surface Forces on (13/03/2020), which is the date of the claim, JIAT found that the Coalition Surface Forces did not carry out any firing in (Taiz) city. In light of that, JIAT found that Coalition Forces is not responsible for the targeting of (Al-Thawrah General Hospital), in (Taiz) city of (Taiz) governorate, on (13/03/2020) as claimed.

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