Shabwa authorities: more than 53 killed, 200 wounded in strike on al-Sulaimani training centre

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1. 14:54
   AttributedShabwa

   Shabwa authorities: more than 53 killed, 200 wounded in strike on al-Sulaimani centre

   Shabwa's local authorities said Houthi ballistic missiles on the al-Shaheed Ahmed al-Sulaimani training centre killed more than 53 recruits and wounded more than 200, according to preliminary figures. They called for air defence and early-warning systems for the province. Headlines citing AFP gave a toll of 50 dead; that text could not be read. Al Jazeera's Sanaa correspondent said the Houthis claimed the attack.

   Source: Aden al-Ghad Al Jazeera Net Lebanon 24 / AFP Al Jazeera English
2. 14:52
   AttributedTaiz

   Taiz axis: 4 air strikes on Houthi positions and missile launchers at Taiz airport

   The Taiz military axis media centre said warplanes carried out 4 strikes on Houthi positions, weapons and missile launchers at Taiz airport and its surroundings east of the city. A local source told Belqees of heavy Houthi shelling of the villages of al-Awat, al-Shaqab and al-Arous in Sabr. There is no independent damage assessment.

   Source: Belqees LBCI
3. 14:45
   ConfirmedTurkey

   Fidan and Faisal bin Farhan discuss attacks on Saudi Arabia

   Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed regional security by phone with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, Turkish foreign ministry sources told Anadolu. The call focused on attacks targeting Saudi Arabia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

   Source: Anadolu Agency
4. 14:27
   AttributedEgypt

   Egyptian parliament delays vote on Saudi support mandate to Tuesday

   Egypt's House of Representatives postponed the vote on Sisi's request for a mandate to support Saudi Arabia until Tuesday. The Wafd, Republican People's and Justice parties said they would vote in favour, while the Egyptian Social Democratic Party will abstain, citing a lack of information on the mission and its cost. This comes from a single source we read.

   Source: Ain Libya
5. 14:27
   UnverifiedSaudi Arabia

   WSJ: more than half of Houthi attacks hit areas without air-defence cover

   JFeed, citing the Wall Street Journal, reported that Saudi defences intercepted more than 90% of missiles aimed at protected areas, but more than 50% of attacks struck sites outside that coverage. We did not read the original WSJ report.

   Source: JFeed / WSJ
6. 14:15
   AttributedUnited Nations

   Alimi asks Guterres to back designating the Houthis a terrorist organisation

   Presidential Leadership Council head Rashad al-Alimi asked the UN secretary-general in a phone call to back Security Council action to designate the Houthis a terrorist organisation and enforce the arms embargo. According to the government's account, Guterres condemned Houthi attacks inside Yemen and across the border. We did not read an independent UN statement on the call.

   Source: Al-Sahil al-Gharbi
7. 14:14
   AttributedTaiz and Lahj

   Local source: Houthis pull checkpoint personnel to reinforce Taiz and Lahj fronts

   A local source told the pro-government site al-Montasaf that several roads in Houthi-held areas, including al-Qahira–al-Jarrahi and routes toward Hodeidah, were empty of checkpoints. The source said the personnel had been moved to reinforce the Taiz and western Lahj fronts. The account rests on a single anonymous source.

   Source: Al-Montasaf
8. 14:11
   ConfirmedParliament

   Barakani urges world parliaments to designate the Houthis a terrorist organisation

   Speaker Sultan al-Barakani sent a letter to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the European Parliament and Arab parliaments calling for the Houthis to be designated and their funding cut off. He warned of the threat to shipping in Bab al-Mandab and called for lifting the siege of Taiz and investigating the attacks on the government headquarters and Aden airport.

   Source: Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni