A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition said “mistakes were made” after it killed more than 40 children in an airstrike in northern Yemen last month that struck a school bus returning from a summer field trip. An internal coalition investigation “concluded that there were mistakes made in abiding by the rules of engagement,” said a statement issued by the coalition Saturday, The Washington Post reported. The military coalition is battling the rebels to restore the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who was ousted from the capital by rebels in 2015. The United Nations blasted the coalition in a report Tuesday for the high civilian death toll in airstrikes in Yemen. The coalition has purchased billions of dollars in weapons from the Pentagon, which also shares intelligence with the group.

Source: Huffington Post September 02, 2018 01:52 UTC