Unconfirmed reports say that Saudi coalition forces, which have been bombing Yemen for more than two months have targeted the Marib Dam [1], one of the engineering wonders of the ancient world.
On Twitter, Hussain Albukhaiti claims:
Unconfirmed reports: #Saudi [2] Jets has Just targeted the historic #Marib [3] Dam NW #Yemen [4]
http://t.co/rZYWUF2Qe6 [5] pic.twitter.com/XTqHrXMGAk [6]
— Hussain Albukhaiti (@HussainBukhaiti) May 30, 2015 [7]
In a follow up tweet, Albukhaiti posts a photograph of ruins, of what he describes as the dam, which dates back to the 8th century BC and is considered the oldest known dam in the world:
Marib Dam NE #Yemen [4] dating from 8th century BCE was targeted yest by #Saudi [2] jet
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https://t.co/c746huac1P [8] pic.twitter.com/D8nj6yA5M1 [9]
— Hussain Albukhaiti (@HussainBukhaiti) May 31, 2015 [10]
The size of the destruction of Yemeni infrastructure and history is still unaccounted for. We are gathering information and leads here [11] on the damage on Global Voices Checkdesk, a collaboration project between Meedan Checkdesk [12], an online news verification tool, and Global Voices Online.
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