Official Spokesman of the Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) in Yemen Legal Counsellor Mansour Al-Mansour refuted a number of claims raised by global bodies and international organizations on errors allegedly committed by the Coalition Forces to Support Legitimacy in Yemen during their military operations in Yemen. In a press conference held at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Riyadh today, Al-Mansour reviewed the results of assessing five incidents included in those claims as follows: With regard to the statement of the (UN Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen) issued (07/08/2020), that strikes took place on (06/08/2020) in (Khab and Al-Shaaf) directorate of (Al-Jouf) governorate, resulting in the death of about nine children, and the injury of seven others, in (Haradh) area in (Khab and Al-Shaaf) directorate of (Al-Jouf) governorate. JIAT vetted the incident, and reviewed all documents, including visits to the relevant operations centers, documents relating to military operations carried out on the date of the claim, interviewing and listening to those involved in carrying out air missions, daily mission schedule, air tasking orders, after mission report, satellite images, video recordings of targeting sites, Coalition Forces rules of engagement, provisions and principles of International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, and after assessment of evidences, JIAT found that on (06/08/2020) one of the Coalition Air Forces formations observed (pick-ups and fighters of Al-Houthi armed militia), on one of the main approach routes used by Al- Houthi armed militia to support its forces in the area of operations at (Khab and Al-Shaaf) directorate of (Al-Jouf) governorate, , which at the time witnessed clashes between the legitimate forces and Al-Houthi armed militia, this observation was confirmed through ground sources, which is considered to be a legitimate military target that achieves a concrete, direct and certain military advantage, based on Article (52) of the First Additional Protocol of the Geneva Conventions, and rule (8) of the customary International Humanitarian Law. The Coalition Forces carried out an air mission at (09:38) a.m. on (06/08/2020), using guided bombs, on military targets consist of (4) pick-ups type (Toyota Pick-up) on a dirt road, that is free of civilians and civilian objects, in (Khab and Al-Shaaf) directorate of (Al-Jouf) governorate. --More 18:01 LOCAL TIME 15:01 GMT 0014 www.spa.gov.sa/2182313
