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June 27, 2018

Report: U.S.-Backed, Saudi-Led Coalition Responsible for Half of All Child Deaths in Yemen in 2017
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In Yemen, a new report says the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition was
responsible for more than half of all child deaths last year. The
Children and Armed Conflict report says the Saudi-led coalition was
responsible for the deaths of at least 370 children last year. The
report comes as the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition continues its
offensive on Yemen's key port city of Hodeidah, which the United Nations
has warned will worsen the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen.


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