Aqeel: The targeting of civilians and places of worship by the Houthi militia amounts to war crimes that require accountability

Hasna Tammam: The Houthi group’s continued escalation increases the likelihood that it will be excluded from the settlement processes in Yemen

Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights condemns, in the strongest terms of disapproval, the brutal targeting that took place yesterday, on the Yemeni army camp in Marib, which killed 111 people and more than 130 wounded civilians and soldiers, which was carried out by the Houthi group according to the official spokesman of the armed forces Yemenia.

The Houthi militia launched missiles and drones at the Marib governorate, targeting worshipers in a mosque in one of the training camps, resulting in the death and injury of a number of soldiers from the Fourth Brigade, Presidential Protection, and other units, in addition to a number of civilians who were trying to aid the wounded soldiers And they were targeted again.

For his part, Ayman Aqil, head of the Maat Foundation, affirmed that targeting places of worship is a flagrant violation of international conventions and covenants, especially those concerned with the protection of sanctities and places of worship, as well as inconsistent with religious and human values, ethical principles and teachings of all monotheistic religions. War crimes that require a critical stop by the international community to hold the perpetrators accountable.

Hasnaa Tamam, a researcher at the Arab Gulf Unit at the Maat Foundation, added that the continued bombing operations by the Houthi group confirms that there are no serious intentions by the group to calm down and solve the crisis, and also increases the possibility of excluding the group from any settlement processes for the Yemeni crisis, and she expressed concern that Targeting in the context of the Iranian reaction to the killing of the Quds Force, “Qassem Soleimani,” which is the worst thing that you do not hope for.

Finally, the Maat Foundation supports the calls of the UN envoy, “Martin Griffiths,” to stop the escalation between all parties. In order to avoid the loss of other lives, and calls for the formation of an international investigation committee into the incident to achieve justice for the victims of war crimes committed by the Houthi group; In fulfillment of the principle of non-impunity.