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Between December 6 and December 16, the airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have killed 136 civilians and non-combatants, according to the UN.

Why it matters: Since March 2015, when the conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition began, and as of the 14th of December, the UN has documented 5,558 civilians killed and 9,065 injured as a result of the war.

UN: Saudi-led airstrikes killed 136 civilians this month

People walk near a body of a prisoner after he was killed in airstrikes targeted the prison on December 13, 2017 in Sana'a, Yemen. Photo: Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Images)

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Between December 6 and December 16, the airstrikes launched by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have killed 136 civilians and non-combatants, according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="UN" data-vars-click-url="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22551&amp;LangID=E" data-vars-content-id="685468e3-310c-4076-9cab-b0e6a0928c86" data-vars-headline="UN: Saudi-led airstrikes killed 136 civilians this month" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22551&amp;LangID=E" target="_blank">UN</a>.Why it matters: Since March 2015, when the conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition began, and as of the 14th of December, the UN has documented 5,558 civilians killed and 9,065 injured as a result of the war.

UN: Saudi-led airstrikes killed 136 civilians this month

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