The Arab coalition was hit by a rocket, flying to Mecca
According to the Agency AFP, the missile was launched from the territory of Yemen.
TASS, July 28. The military coalition headed by Saudi Arabia was hit by a rocket, flying in the direction of the main center of pilgrimage of Muslims, Mecca (Saudi Arabia). On Friday the AFP news Agency reported.
According to him, the missile was launched from the territory of Yemen and downed 69 km South of the city. The coalition called the attack a “desperate attempt by the Houthis (supporters of the movement “Ansar Allah” — approx. TASS) to prevent the celebration of the Hajj (one of the five pillars of Islam, is to visit the Muslim shrines in Mecca, this year will start from August 30 — approx. TASS)”.
In Yemen from August 2014, the confrontation between government forces and rebels-Houthis. In the most active phase it passed with the invasion in March 2015, the coalition, led by Saudi Arabia. According to the Yemeni Center for human rights and development, in the spring of 2015 in the country killed more than 10 thousand civilians, including nearly 2.4 thousand children and about 2 thousand women. In the latest report of the experts of the UN Security Council proposed to establish a special Commission to investigate violations of international humanitarian law committed during the conflict.