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Strikes near Sanaa kill at least 22 people, Houthi health ministry says

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Airstrikes hit homes in the village of al-Shariya near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry, which said the strikes killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more, mostly women and children. Its spokesman, Anees Alasbahi, told the Associated Press that Saudi Arabia carried out the strikes. The AP could not independently verify the claims, and Saudi Arabia had not commented. The toll was given as 25 by the AP and The Washington Times and as 22 by Deutsche Welle. The strikes come as a yearslong truce in Yemen's civil war has broken down, with the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fighting across the country.

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  1. Airstrikes hit homes in al-Shariya, a village near Sanaa, on Saturday, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry.

    Reported byCenter1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    The Washington Times, New York Post

  2. The Houthi-run Health Ministry put the death toll at 25, with about 30 wounded.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    The Washington Times, New York Post

  3. Deutsche Welle reported at least 22 people killed.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

  4. A Houthi health ministry spokesman accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes; Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

  5. The yearslong truce in Yemen's civil war fell apart over the summer, and fighting has escalated.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Did the strikes kill 25 people?

    The Houthi-run Health Ministry, as reported by the AP and The Washington Times, put the toll at 25; Deutsche Welle reported at least 22 killed.

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that airstrikes hit a village near Sanaa on Saturday and that Houthi health officials put the toll at 22 or 25. The right-side headlines carry the AP's 25-death figure with Houthi attribution, while the center headline leads with 22 killed and names the Houthis as the source.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    A short headline that puts the country first, gives a toll of 22 killed and attributes the figure to the Houthis.

    Yemen: 22 killed in strike near Sanaa, Houthis say
    Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side headlines use the AP wording that an airstrike killed 25 people and attribute the toll to a Houthi official; the NY Post headline is an AP report.

    An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the 22 death toll
  • Houthi accusation against Saudi Arabia
  • no initial Saudi comment

Leaves out

  • the 25 death toll reported by the AP and The Washington Times

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Yemen: 22 killed in strike near Sanaa, Houthis say

    The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group accused Saudi Arabia of hitting several homes in the village of al-Shariya near the Yemeni capital. There was no initial comment from Riyadh.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the 25 death toll
  • Houthi official as source
  • women and children among the victims
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  • The Washington TimesRight

    An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says

    Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen’s capital, Houthi official says

    Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry said.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

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  • Center

    First to report

    Deutsche Welle, Nov 7, 8:50 AM EST

  • Right

    1 hr 38 min later

    Its first report, Nov 7, 10:27 AM EST

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  1. Deutsche WelleCenterNov 7, 8:50 AM EST
  2. New York PostRightNov 7, 10:27 AM EST
  3. The Washington TimesRightNov 7, 10:57 AM EST

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