Yemen: Attack on Saudi Airport Apparent War Crime

(Beirut) – Houthi forces in Yemen attacked a Saudi civilian airport on June 12, 2019, in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. Commanders who order deliberate or indiscriminate attacks on civilian objects are responsible for war crimes. Expand Photograph released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency shows debris on the tarmac of Abha Regional Airport in Saudi Arabia after an attack by Yemen's Houthi forces, June 12, 2019. © 2019 Saudi Press Agency via AP Houthi-aligned media reported that a “winged cruise missile” struck Abha Regional Airport in southern Saudi…

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