Airstrikes led by Saudi Arabia killed at least 143 civilians in Yemen in six days, said UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell.

According to her, 143 people were killed and 94 injured from December 22 to December 28 in Yemen in the strikes of Saudi-led coalition, RIA Novosti reported.

An armed conflict erupted in 2004 between the Yemeni government and Houthis. At the end of November, a conflict broke out between the Houthis and Saleh, which led to Saleh's death on December 4.