What the records say
- When
- 9 Aug 2018
- Kind
- Military operation
- Deaths
- 51
- Coordinates
- 17.07° N, 43.60° E
- Description
- airstrike on 9 August 2018 in Dahyan, Yemen
- Injured
- 79
Dahyan airstrike
Coalition attack in Yemen
On 9 August 2018, Saudi Arabian expeditionary aircraft bombed a civilian school bus passing through a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada Governorate, Yemen, near the border with Saudi Arabia. At least 40 children were killed, all under 15 years old and most under age 10. Sources disagree on the exact number of deaths, but they estimate that the air strike killed about 51 people.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A Saudi airstrike hit a bus in the Dahyan air strike, Sa'dah, reportedly killing dozens of children”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
Nearby in time and place
- Battle of the Jabara Valley26 Aug 2019 · Battle
- 2018 Hajjah Governorate airstrikeApr 2018 · Military operation · Deaths 33
- Abha International Airport attacks12 Jun 2019 · Military operation · Deaths 1
- Battle of Sana'a29 Nov 2017 · Battle
- 2016 Ad Dair shooting11 Feb 2016 · Shooting · Killed 7
- Battle of Al Hudaydah13 Jun 2018 · Battle
- Houthi insurgency6 Feb 2015 · Rebellion
- al-Jawf Offensive29 Feb 2020 · Battle