Yemen’s Houthi rebels alleged on Monday that a US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants. The US military had no immediate comment.

Trapped between dreams of a better life and the harsh reality of war, dozens of African migrants were killed when their detention facility in northern Yemen became the latest victim of US airstrikes.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Monday an alleged U.S. airstrike that hit a prison holding African migrants killed at least 30 people. That’s according to the Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel. There was no immediate independent confirmation of the death toll and the U.