"Yemenis search for survivors under the rubble of houses in the old city of Sana’a, following an overnight Saudi-led airstrike"––>
"People carry the body of a man they uncovered from the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi airstrikes in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, on June 12, 2015." ––>
June 12, 2015 – I think this is the most gruesome and graphic images I have ever seen throughout my blogging work on documenting violations in Yemen since 2011. The old city of Sana'a is not only a World Heritage site, but it's a symbol of pride and Yemeni identity for many Yemenis, if not all Yemenis. The sadness over its damage was not felt among Yemenis alone but also among every foreigner who has ever been there and admired every inch of that ancient living beauty. Overall, ancient heritage sites across Yemen, in Taiz, Aden, Marib, and God knows where else too, have also been gravely affected by the ongoing fight. Damaging these sites is as appalling as killing living souls.
Before and after the destruction of some of the buildings.
"One of the grandest engineering marvels of the ancient world—the Great Dam of Marib in central Yemen—has been damaged in an airstrike.
Ancient Marib was the capital of the wealthy caravan kingdom of Saba (biblical Sheba, home of the legendary queen), which thrived during the first millennium B.C. Along with remains of the Great Dam, considered the most important ancient site in Yemen, excavations of the Sabaean capital have revealed two elaborate pre-Islamic temple precincts dedicated to Almaqah, the chief deity of the kingdom.
Thousands of inscriptions identified in Marib are providing researchers with an unusually detailed insight into the kingdom’s laws, institutions, and details of everyday life.
