Yemen: “It is a miracle we survived”: US air strike on civilians held in Sa’ada detention centre

On 28 April 2025, a US air strike hit a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, killing and injuring dozens of African migrants. Based on the testimonies of survivors of the strike and the analysis of satellite imagery and footage, Amnesty International has reasonable basis to conclude that the US air strike on the migrant detention centre qualifies as an indiscriminate attack and should be investigated as a war crime.

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