Yemen front and the region
Khalid bin Salman in Abu Dhabi; reports of Houthi missile on Shabwa camp
The window brought a high-level Saudi-Emirati meeting in Abu Dhabi on regional security. On the ground, preliminary reports spoke of soldiers wounded by a Houthi missile in Shabwa, and Xinhua carried a new toll from Taiz. Local actors traded claims over airstrikes and a UN flight to Sanaa.
Summary
- ConfirmedSaudi Defence Minister met the UAE President in Abu Dhabi to discuss regional developments and security cooperation.
- UnverifiedPreliminary reports of soldiers wounded by a Houthi ballistic missile on the al-Alam camp in Shabwa.
- AttributedXinhua: 9 killed and 40 wounded in airstrikes in Taiz as government forces push near Bab al-Mandab.
- AttributedA pro-government paper accuses a UN aircraft of flying wounded Houthi leaders out of Sanaa; no UN comment.
Killed in airstrikes in Taiz on Sunday per Xinhua, alongside 40 wounded
Xinhua via Ahmedabad Mirror 06:42ZDevelopments in this window
- UnverifiedShabwa
Reports of wounded after Houthi ballistic missile hits al-Alam camp in Shabwa
Aden al-Ghad newspaper, citing preliminary information, said the Houthis struck the al-Alam military camp in Shabwa province with a ballistic missile, wounding a number of soldiers. No precise toll or damage details are available, and neither government forces nor the Houthis have commented so far.
Source: adngad.net - AttributedSanaa
Aden al-Ghad: UN aircraft deviated from its route and landed in Sanaa
Aden al-Ghad said a UN aircraft with the code UNO136H landed at Sanaa airport on Sunday although its scheduled route was Jordan to Aden, flying via Djibouti instead. Citing field tracking and airport sources, the paper claims the plane carried wounded Houthi leaders. The UN has not commented, and the account could not be independently verified.
Source: adngad.net - ConfirmedAbu Dhabi
Khalid bin Salman meets Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi
Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, discussing regional developments, security cooperation and joint Gulf action. He also met UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. The UAE news agency WAM said the two sides exchanged views on regional security; no Yemen-specific details were announced.
Source: Yeni Şafak English - AttributedDhale and Saada
Houthi media: strike on water tank in Dhale and shelling in Shada
Tasnim, citing al-Masirah TV, said a Saudi airstrike hit a water tank in the al-Qabil area of Dhale district. Saba in Sanaa said Saudi artillery shelled areas of the border district of Shada in Saada. The coalition has not commented, and no damage toll was given.
Source: tasnimnews.ir - AttributedTaiz
Xinhua: 9 killed, 40 wounded in Taiz as government offensive presses near Bab al-Mandab
Xinhua reported that at least 9 people were killed and 40 wounded in airstrikes in Taiz province on Sunday as fighting intensified near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. A government military official said Giants Brigades and Nation Shield units advanced on several axes towards Houthi positions overlooking the strait, and that the Houthis used fibre-optic-guided kamikaze drones. The report did not say who carried out the strikes or who the victims were.
Source: Ahmedabad Mirror (Xinhua)