"The strike on April 28, 2025, hit a detention facility in Saada in northwestern Yemen, killing at least 68 detainees and injuring 47. The detention centre had operated for years as part of a larger prison complex and had previously been visited by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations, who found no evidence the compound was being used for military purposes."
"Amnesty said survivors interviewed nearly one year after the strike were still suffering serious physical and psychological harm and many were unable to afford treatment. One survivor, identified as Jirata, 30, said he lost one of his legs in the strike and had a metal rod inserted in the other."
"I have lost hope, and I have nothing left that keeps me going. The US government caused all this, and as a result [of the air strike], I can no longer work and support myself. I want them to provide any type of reparation that will help with our life in any way possible."
A US air strike on a migrant detention facility in Yemen on April 28, 2025, killed at least 68 people and injured 47. Amnesty International has urged for an investigation into the strike as a potential war crime. The facility had been previously verified as non-military by international organizations. Survivors reported ongoing physical and psychological trauma, with many unable to afford treatment. One survivor, Jirata, expressed despair over his injuries and called for reparations from the US government for the impact on his life.
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