SANAA, Yemen — An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding party in northern Yemen, killing at least 20 people, health officials said Monday, as harrowing images emerged on social media of the deadly bombing, the third to hit Yemeni civilians since the weekend. A Saudi-led coalition has been battling Iran-allied Shiite rebels known as Houthis since 2015 in a stalemated war that has killed more than 10,000 people. Later Monday, the rebels said the official considered the head of state for the territories under their control was killed in a coalition airstrike. The Saudi-led coalition has declined to comment on the strikes. The Saudi-led coalition blames the Houthis, saying they are using civilians as human shields and hiding among the civilian population.

Source: National Post April 23, 2018 08:12 UTC