JIAT Issues Statement on Allegation that Coalition Forces Targeting Houses in Shabwah Governorate

The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) issued a statement regarding the allegation that the Coalition Forces targeted houses in Al-Hijrah village in Markhah Al-Sofla directorate of Shabwah governorate on 04/01/2019 as follows:
 "With regard to what was reported to JIAT by the National Commission to Investigate Alleged Violations to Human Rights in Yemen (NCIAVHR), that on 04/01/2019 Coalition Air targeted houses in Al-Hijrah village in Markhah Al-Sofla directorate of Shabwah governorate.
 JIAT vetted the incident, and reviewed all documents, including air tasking orders, daily mission schedule, mission execution procedures, after mission reports, satellite images, Coalition Forces rules of engagement, provisions and principles of International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, and after assessment of evidence, JIAT found that Markhah Al-Sofla directorate is located in the western part of Shabwah governorate. Coordinates of the claimed location were not provided.
 By studying the air missions carried out by the Coalition Forces on 04/01/2019, which is the date of the claim, JIAT found that the Coalition Forces did not carry out any air missions on Shabwah governorate.
 By studying the daily mission schedule carried out by the Coalition Forces one day prior and one day after the claimed date, JIAT found the following:
 On 03/01/2019 the day prior to the claimed date, JIAT found that the Coalition Forces did not carry out any air missions on Shabwah governorate.
 On 05/01/2019 the day after the claimed date, JIAT found that the Coalition Forces did not carry out any air missions on Shabwah governorate.
 In light of that, JIAT found that Coalition Forces did not target houses in Al-Hijrah village in Markhah Al-Sofla directorate of Shabwah governorate on 04/01/2019, as claimed."