Yemen front and the region
Riyadh airport restricts flights until further notice after Houthi attacks
Saudi Arabia extended restrictions at Riyadh's main airport with no date for reopening. On the diplomatic front, France condemned Houthi attacks and China denied supplying them with missile components. Fighting continues in Taiz amid reports that the Houthis claimed the Shabwa attack.
Summary
- ConfirmedKing Khalid airport in Riyadh requires prior permission for every flight until further notice.
- ConfirmedFrance condemns Houthi attacks and stresses, with Saudi Arabia, the need to protect shipping.
- ConfirmedChina denies supplying the Houthis with missile components and offers an investigation.
- AttributedPakistan says it would consider any request for military support from the Yemeni government.
- UnverifiedA report that the Houthis claimed the Shabwa attack has not been verified.
killed in the Shabwa attack, per local authorities
Anadolu 13:40Zkilled in a clash at Thalatheen market in Ibb
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- UnverifiedShabwa
Report: Houthis claim responsibility for the Shabwa camp attack
Lebanon's MTV reported that the Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the attack on the government training camp in Shabwa. We could not read the report's text or any statement from the group itself.
Source: MTV Lebanon - ConfirmedSaudi Arabia
Riyadh airport restricts flights until further notice after Houthi attacks
King Khalid International Airport told airlines in a notice to airmen that any landing or take-off requires prior permission and that it cannot serve as an emergency alternate. Civil aviation and airport representatives said it remained closed on Monday with no reopening date. Qatar Airways suspended Riyadh flights until October 24.
Source: The Business Times (Bloomberg) - UnverifiedIbb
3 killed, more than 10 wounded in clash at a market in Ibb city
Local sources said a dispute between a Houthi security officer and a Houthi gunman at Thalatheen market escalated when a grenade was thrown at a security patrol. Two patrol members and a woman were killed and more than 10 people, including shoppers, were wounded. The account comes from local sources only.
Source: khabaragency.net - AttributedFrontlines
Escalation in Taiz, Marib and Kahboub, projectile fired toward Najran
On day 15 of Operation Dawn of Yemen, government military sources reported clashes on Taiz's eastern front, movements in Marib, Kahboub and Bab al-Mandab, and a projectile fired toward residential areas of Najran. Government forces say Houthi losses since the operation began exceed 14,000 killed, a figure not independently verified.
Source: almashhad.news - ConfirmedRed Sea
Qatari LNG cargo crosses the Red Sea to Europe in a rare voyage
A Qatari LNG tanker is sailing north through the Red Sea toward Poland via the Suez Canal, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The route is shorter but risky because of Houthi threats to tankers in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.
Source: oilprice.com - ConfirmedDiplomacy
China denies supplying missile components to the Houthis and offers an investigation
China's charge d'affaires to Yemen, Shao Zheng, rejected reports that missile-related components reached the Houthis from Chinese suppliers, calling them baseless. He said Beijing is ready to receive any evidence from the Yemeni government and investigate fully, and urged the Houthis to return to dialogue.
Source: aawsat.com - ConfirmedDiplomacy
Saudi Arabia and France stress protection of shipping as Paris condemns Houthi attacks
Faisal bin Farhan met French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Riyadh to discuss waterway security and freedom of navigation. Barrot reaffirmed France's condemnation of Houthi attacks and its solidarity with the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Source: belqees.net - AttributedTaiz
35th Armoured Brigade: raid on Houthi positions in al-Aqrud, al-Misrakh
The 35th Armoured Brigade said government forces and the resistance raided Houthi positions in al-Maqdha, al-Aqrud subdistrict, south-east of Taiz on Monday morning. It said the operation caused Houthi casualties, without giving figures or independent confirmation.
Source: alsahil.net - AttributedDiplomacy
Pakistani army spokesman: we would consider any Yemeni government request for military support
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan is giving Saudi Arabia the military support it needs and that any attack on a Mecca Pact member would meet a collective response. He added that Islamabad would study any formal request from the Yemeni government. Mareb Press carried the remarks from an Independent Arabia interview; we have not verified when the original interview took place.
Source: marebpress.net