Riyadh, May 11, 2020, SPA –  Joint Incidents Assessment Team has issued a statement regarding allegations that Coalition Forces targeted Souq Al-Raqou in the Directorate of Munabih in Saada Governorate, two fishing boats near the island of Zaqar off the Yemeni coast, in Sohar Directorate in Saada, and bombed a house in the area of Mahdaidiya in the Directorate of Baqim. Following is the text: Regarding case number: 188 and with regard to the statement of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen issued on (25/12/2019) entitled (a third attack within a month on (Souq Al-Raqou) in (Saada) governorate, that caused the deaths of at least (17) civilians, which includes that the initial field reports indicate that an attack on (Souq Al-Raqou) on (24/12/2019) caused the death of at least (17) civilians, including (12) Ethiopian citizens, and the injury of at least (12) others, and this is the third attack on the same market within one month, when (32) civilians were killed and injured in the attack that occurred on (27/11/2019). Coalition Forces also referred to JIAT the results of one of the targeting operations in the area of operations, for the possibility of accidental losses and collateral damage on Tuesday (24/12/2019), during the clash with hostile elements that infiltrated into the Saudi borders. JIAT vetted the incident, and reviewed all documents, including procedures and rules of engagement, daily mission schedule, after mission report, satellite images, border monitoring images, records of artillery and mortar units, video recordings of the reconnaissance for (Souq Al-Raqou) area after the date of the claim, provisions and principles of International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, JIAT's visits to the relevant units, interviewing and listening to the statements of the relevant personal of operations on (27/11/2019) and (24/12/2019), and assessment of evidences, JIAT found that on Wednesday (27/11/2019), the Coalition Forces carried out the following tasks: 1. An aerial mission on a military target consisting of (gatherings of elements of Al-Houthi armed militia) in the (Baqem) district in the (Al-Jawf) governorate, which is (35) km away from (Souq Al-Raqou) of the claim. 2. Artillery shooting at a military target (firing source) in (Qataber) directorate of (Saada) governorate, (16) km away from (Souq Al-Raqou) of the claim. 3. Mortar shooting at a military target (firing source) in (Monabih) directorate of (Saada) governorate, (9.5) km from (Souq Al-Raqou) of the claim. By studying the satellite imagery, border monitoring images, and the reconnaissance video, after the claim date for the location of the claim and the location of military operations carried out by the Coalition Forces on (27/11/2019), JIAT found the following: 1. (Souq Al-Raqou), the place of the claim, is located in (Monabih) directorate at the north western part of (Saada) governorate, and at the international border of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is not a (market) in the known meaning, but it can be described as a slum location that includes shops, services, and housing. 2. No signs of targeting were observed on (Souq Al-Raqou). JIAT studied and evaluated the artillery operations of the Coalition Forces, and air missions for the previous day and the day after (27/11/2019) and found the following: 1. On Tuesday (26/11/2019), the day before the date of the claim, the nearest mission was carried out by the artillery units on a military target, (15) km away from (Souq Al-Raqou) of the claim, while no air missions were carried out on (26/11/2019) inside Yemen. 2. On Thursday (28/11/2019), the day after the date of the claim, the nearest task carried out by the artillery units on a military target, (16) km away from (Souq Al-Raqou) of the claim, and an aerial mission was carried out on a military target in (Kitaf) directorate of (Saada) governorate, (50) km from (Souq Al-Raqou) of the claim. With regard to the claim that this was the third attack on the site within a month, JIAT has already announced the results of its investigations regarding what was stated by the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, issued on (22/11/2019), that an attack occurred on (Souq Al-Raqou) in the (Munbih) district of (Saada) governorate on (20/11/2019). --More 13:25 LOCAL TIME 10:25 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w1325919