Theguardian.com: Devastation in Yemen: historic district of Sana'a before and after – in pictures

From: Berhane Habtemariam <Berhane.Habtemariam_at_gmx.de_at_dehai.org>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 13:00:50 +0200

A Saudi-led air strike killed at least six civilians and destroyed historic houses in the old quarter of Sana’a, two days ahead of UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva. The air raid was the first in the Unesco world heritage site in Yemen’s rebel-held capital since the coalition started its air campaign in March against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels

  • General view of medieval architecture of Bab al Yemen and the old city, Sana’a

  • Yemenis inspect old buildings reportedly destroyed by an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition

  • Rooftops of Sana’a, a site which has been inhabited for over 2,500 years

  • Yemenis search for survivors under the rubble

  • Yemenis clear the rubble of houses in the area

  • Traditional old houses in the old city of Sana’a before Houthi rebellion

  • Buildings in the aftermath of the air strike

      

  • Old Town in Sana’a, in better days

  • People gather to look at houses destroyed in the raid

  • Sana’a gardens

     
 
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