A statement was issued by the Joint Incident Assessment Team regarding the allegation of coalition forces targeting homes in the village of Al-Hajar in the Merkhah As Sufla district of Shabwah province on January 4, 2019.
Here is the text: Concerning the information from the National Committee for the Investigation of Human Rights Violations in Yemen, it was alleged that coalition aircraft targeted homes in the village of Al-Hajar in the Merkhah As Sufla district of Shabwah province on January 4, 2019.
The Joint Incident Assessment Team researched and investigated the occurrence of the incident. After reviewing all documents, including the air tasking order, the daily tasking schedule, mission execution procedures, post-mission reports, satellite images, coalition rules of engagement, principles and provisions of international humanitarian law and its customary rules, and after evaluating the evidence, it was determined that the Merkhah As Sufla district is located in the western part of Shabwah province. The allegation did not include coordinates for the claim location.
Upon studying the air missions carried out by coalition forces on the date
