Dhamar airstrike
| Dhamar airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and the Yemeni Civil War | |
| Location | Dhamar, Yemen |
| Date | 1 September 2019 |
| Target | Houthis |
Attack type | Airstrike |
| Deaths | 100+ |
| Injured | 40 (Acc. to Red Cross) |
| Perpetrators | Saudi Arabia led coalition |
The Dhamar Airstrike took place on 1 September 2019 when Saudi led military coalition aircraft targeted a college building in Dhamar, Yemen that was used as a detention facility by the Houthis. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, the airstrike killed dozens of detainees.