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October 29, 2025

Amnesty International: U.S. Strike on Yemen Prison Killing Dozens of African Migrants May Be a War Crime
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Amnesty International is calling a U.S. strike in April on a prison in
Yemen that killed dozens of detained African migrants a war crime. It
followed a similar strike on the same prison compound back in 2022 by a
Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthis. Kristine Beckerle, Amnesty's
deputy Middle East and North Africa director, said, "I didn't actually
believe that it was possible that the U.S. would carry out an airstrike
on the same compound, resulting in a significant level of civilian
harm."


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