Yemen front and the region
Yemen's army claims 1,326 strikes on Houthis in 24 hours as ICRC warns of casualty surge
Yemen's army announced sweeping results for Operation Dawn of Yemen, citing an advance west of Marib and operations to clear Houthi pockets near Bab al-Mandab. The ICRC warned that facilities near the front lines received more than 700 wounded in a single week. In Taiz, local authorities say water tankers are being blocked from entering the city.
Summary
- AttributedYemen's army says it carried out 1,326 strikes and neutralized about 370 Houthis in 24 hours.
- AttributedGovernment operations to clear Houthi pockets near Bab al-Mandab as Dawn of Yemen enters day 14.
- ConfirmedICRC: more than 700 wounded in one week at some facilities near the front lines.
- AttributedTaiz authorities accuse the Houthis of blocking drinking-water tankers from the city.
- ConfirmedLavrov: Moscow is discussing solutions to the Yemen crisis with Gulf states.
strikes on Houthi targets in 24 hours, according to Yemen's army
Arab News 01:24Zwounded received by facilities near the front lines in one week
Yemen Monitor / ICRC 01:45ZHouthi violations documented by a rights network in Taiz over two days
01:11ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedTaiz
Houthi preaching team's car burned in al-Mawasit; about 20 detained
Local sources told Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni that unknown people set fire to a car belonging to a Houthi preaching team sent to al-Mukaysha village in the Quds area of al-Mawasit district. The sources say the Houthis then detained about 20 people and set up new checkpoints. There was no Houthi comment.
Source: almashhad.news - ConfirmedHumanitarian
ICRC: more than 700 wounded in a single week near the front lines
The International Committee of the Red Cross said some facilities near the front lines received more than 700 wounded in one week. It named Marib, Taiz and the west coast as the hardest-hit areas, amid acute shortages of surgical supplies, oxygen and medicines.
Source: yemenmonitor.com - AttributedMarib and Taiz
Yemen's army: 1,326 strikes and about 370 Houthis put out of action in 24 hours
A Yemeni army spokesman said in a statement on Operation Dawn of Yemen that forces carried out 1,326 strikes on Houthi gatherings, vehicles and fortifications. He said troops advanced west of Marib with air and drone support and seized positions in Taiz. The figures come from a party to the conflict and have not been independently confirmed.
Source: Arab News - ConfirmedDiplomacy
Lavrov: Moscow seeking solutions to the Yemen crisis with Gulf partners
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after meeting his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan in Manama that the two discussed the situation in Yemen. He welcomed regional mediators' efforts to prevent wider escalation. The Saudi foreign ministry confirmed the meeting and said it covered threats to shipping in Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.
Source: yemenmonitor.com - AttributedTaiz
Taiz authorities: Houthis blocking water tankers from entering the city
Local authorities in Taiz said the Houthis stopped drinking-water tankers from the al-Dhabab wells from entering the city and urged the UN to press for the restrictions to be lifted. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms documented 170 violations, 29 civilians killed and 36 injured over 48 hours. The source carries no Houthi response.
Source: alsahil.net - AttributedBab al-Mandab
Government operations to clear Houthi pockets near Bab al-Mandab
Al-Sahil al-Gharbi reported that government forces launched offensive operations on Sunday to clear Houthi pockets entrenched behind hills and minefields near Bab al-Mandab. It also reported Houthi attacks repelled west and south of Taiz, and said the Houthis destroyed a bridge at Hayjat al-Abd on the Taiz-Lahj-Aden road. The account relies on government military sources.
Source: alsahil.net - DisputedIbb
Woman killed by projectile in Ibb as sides trade blame
Rights sources told Khabar Agency that a failed Houthi missile launch crashed into a farm in al-Akar village, al-Ashraf sub-district, Ibb, killing Inas al-Abadi, 21, and injuring two relatives. The agency says Houthi-affiliated media blamed the coalition. Neither account has been independently confirmed.
Source: khabaragency.net