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Published on Jul 28, 2015
Human Rights Watch says a recent Saudi airstrike on the Yemeni town of Mukha that left scores of civilians dead appears to be a war crime.
The rights organization said there was no evident military target at the site of the airstrike.
The HRW said Riyadh has so far failed to look into alleged breaches of the rules of engagement.
It said the failure of Saudi Arabia to investigate unlawful airstrikes in Yemen demonstrates the need for the United Nations Human Rights Council to create a commission of inquiry to investigate allegations of violations by Riyadh.
The rights group said 65 civilians including 10 children were killed in the air raid on Ta’izz province on Friday.
But some sources put the death toll at more than 140 civilians.
Saudi Arabia has been pounding Yemen since March 26.
The onslaught has claimed nearly 49-hundred Yemeni lives, mostly civilians.
