Regarding case number: 189 and with regard to what was stated in: 1. (Human Rights Watch) report issued on (21/08/2019) which states that (in mid-August 2018), the Coalition Naval Forces attacked two fishing boats near (Al-Zaqr) island off the Yemeni coast, in the waters controlled by the Yemeni government. 2. What was reported in an article in the New York Times that on (August 18), a warship opened fire on the boat named (Al-Ameerah), killing three fishermen, the bullets left at least (26) holes in the (Al-Ameerah) boat, attached a photo of the boat, the diameter and shape of the holes were identical to that of heavy and medium machine guns, which are the same type of weapons found on warships, the next day an attack helicopter sank a boat named (Al-Rannan), killing four of the ten fishermen on board. The JIAT vetted the incident, and reviewed all documents, including procedures and rules of engagement, the daily events log for the Coalition Naval Forces, the event log for the Coalition Naval units, visit to the concerned units and meeting with the specialists, provisions and principles of International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, and assessment of evidences, JIAT found: 1. The coalition ships were in the restricted naval area south of the Red Sea, carrying out the mission of maritime embargo, as well as escorting and protecting oil tankers. 2. Intelligence reports to the Coalition Naval Forces indicated that Al-Houthi armed militia were about to carry out operations to target Coalition Forces ships and oil tankers in the Red Sea. 3. At (4:43) p.m. on Saturday (18/08/2018), one of the coalition ships spotted a boat heading towards the convoy of the warship and oil tanker, after arriving at a distance that posed a threat to the convoy, the boat was warned via loudspeakers not to approach, but did not obey, then the ship fired warning shots at it to turn away from the convoy, but again the boat did not obey and continued to head towards the convoy, until it reached a distance that posed imminent danger to the convoy, where it was dealt with using (50) mm machine gun, to neutralize its danger to the convoy, in accordance with the Coalitions rules of engagement, and the legitimate right to self-defense. 4. At (5:52) p.m. of the same day, while the Helicopter attached to one of the coalition ship conducting armed reconnaissance in front of the convoy, it spotted (3) boats approaching the convoy of the warship and oil tanker, the aircraft captain informed the ship of that, and after the boats crossed a distance that posed a threat to the convoy and after he took direction from the captain of the ship, it was warned by warning shots, and as a result two of the boats responded to the warnings and turned away and were not dealt with. However, the third boat did not change its course and continued to head towards the convoy, and after reaching a distance that represented an imminent danger to the convoy, it was dealt with by the Helicopter using a (20) mm gun, in accordance with the Coalitions rules of engagement, and the legitimate right to self-defense 5. The Coalition Naval Forces took the necessary precautions in dealings with the two boats according to the rules of engagement, by warning them against approaching the convoy with loudspeakers and warning shots, but in both cases the two boats did not change their course and continued heading towards the oil tanker and the warship convoy, when they reached a distance that posed an imminent danger to the convoy it was dealt with, the boats that complied with the warning and turned away from the convoy were not targeted. 6. The ship carried out search and rescue operations in both targeting areas in compliance with the coalition rules of engagement, and in accordance with Article (7) and (8) of the Second Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, but no survivors were found due to the state of the sea, and the height of the wave on that day due to the bad weather. In light of that, JIAT found that the procedures taken by Coalition Forces, in dealing with the legitimate military target (the two boats), that posed an imminent danger to the maritime convoy on (18/08/2018) were correct, and in accordance with the International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules. --More 13:26 LOCAL TIME 10:26 GMT 0007 www.spa.gov.sa/w1325921