There are new, grim numbers out of Yemen, after fierce fighting has been raging for many weeks going back to late August renewed war between the Saudi coalition (and its government in Aden), and the Iran-aligned Houthis.
The UN's World Health Organization on Thursday announced its tally of at least 8,513 casualties in the Yemen conflict since August. This is as of Oct.19, the WHO indicated.
via EPAAccording to the breakdown, this included 1,574 fatalities, and 6,939 others injured and wounded. The organization did not specify whether these were civilians or military personnel.
The WHO indicated further that over just the last eight-day period (counting backward from Oct.19), 292 people were killed and 1,048 others were injured.
Civilians have certainly borne a huge brunt of the renewed conflict, also with attacks spilling over into Saudi territory - where over 20 civilians have died, and cities and airports and energy sites have been targeted.
Al Jazeera reported earlier this week that at least a quarter-million people in Yemen have been displaced, which includes populations on both sides of the fighting.
"More than 250,000 people have been internally displaced in Yemen since the country’s war reignited in July, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said, as fighting between
