INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Five children in southwestern Yemen died after an explosive device detonated in a residential area where they were playing soccer, rights
groups and eye witnesses said Saturday.The circumstances surrounding their deaths on Friday night in the Al-Hashmah subdistrict of Taiz
However, the Yemen Center for Human Rights and another rights group called Eye of Humanity along with Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV said
an artillery shell was fired by militias backed by the Islah party, which is allied to the internationally recognized government in south
AP that the children were playing soccer when the explosion happened.At least three people with minor to moderate injuries were also taken
to the hospital, according to the eyewitnesses
Meanwhile, Mahmoud al-Mansi, another eyewitness, said the explosive was directed from an area where forces allied with the Islah party were
Citing healthcare sources at Al-Rafai Hospital, where the victims arrived unresponsive, the group said they died from shrapnel injuries
Two of the children were 12 years old, while two others were 14 years old, according to the group
The age of the fifth child is unknown.Taiz city, the capital of the province of the same name, has been a battleground, pitting the
was under Houthi blockade since 2016, restricting the freedom of movement and flow of essential goods to residents, but Houthis recently
internationally recognized government into exile
A coalition led by Saudi Arabia and including the United Arab Emirates intervened the following year to try to restore the government to
power.The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council controls much of the south, which has been fractured by the civil war
