Coalition sets up panel to probe Yemen action

Dubai - It cited concerns about more than 100 coalition sorties linked to alleged violations of international humanitarian law.

 The Saudi-led coalition striking Houthi rebels in Yemen announced on Monday that it is setting up an independent committee to probe the force's actions in the deeply impoverished country.
The kingdom and its allies, which include the UAE and other Gulf Arab nations, have been conducting air strikes in Yemen on the side of the internationally recognised government since last March.
The strikes and accompanying coalition ground operations are designed to roll back gains by Houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who have taken over the capital and much of the north in Yemen.
A document by a United Nations expert panel leaked last week urged the UN Security Council to consider creating an international commission to investigate alleged human rights abuses by all sides in the conflict. It cited concerns about more than 100 coalition sorties linked to alleged violations of international humanitarian law.
 

• MENA