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Arab Coalition forces operations consistent with humanitarian law, JIAT spokesman confirms
[07/06/2018 01:33]
RIYADH-SABA
Spokesman of Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) Mansour Al-Mansour confirmed on Wednesday the consistency of the Arab Coalition forces targeting operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen with the international humanitarian law and its customary rules.
During a press conference held at King Salman Airbase in Riyadh, Al-Mansour presented JIAT's final findings in response to allegations by international organizations that nine Arab Coalition airstrikes hit civilians.
Al-Mansour said that JIAT's investigations into the nine Coalition operations rebut the organizations' claims and found that the air raids were consistent with the international law and its customary rules.
Al-Mansour's presented JIAT's findings around each alleged incident of faulty airstrike proving the soundness of the Arab Coalition procedures in carrying out its campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.