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Shabwa governor: al-Qaeda cells working with Houthis arrested after al-Alam camp attack
The governor of Shabwa announced the arrest of cells he says belong to al-Qaeda and cooperate with the Houthis, without directly linking them to the missile attack on al-Alam camp. In Taiz, the warring sides traded accusations over civilian deaths, while Sanaa said it welcomes any effort to end the war and a clerics' body there backed the Al-Azhar initiative.
Summary
- AttributedShabwa's governor says al-Qaeda cells working with the Houthis were arrested, and puts the al-Alam camp toll at 58 dead, more than 200 wounded and 14 missing.
- DisputedConflicting accounts of civilian casualties in Taiz, with each side blaming the other.
- AttributedSanaa says Omani mediators proposed a five-day truce and that the Saudi reply came three weeks late.
- AttributedUS embassies in 13 countries and territories warn citizens of rapid escalation and travel disruption, according to Aden al-Ghad.
killed in the al-Alam camp attack according to the Shabwa governor, with 14 missing
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- AttributedTaiz
Government aircraft carry out 3 new strikes on Houthi positions in Taiz
Tihama 24 reported that government warplanes struck Houthi reinforcements twice in Najd Qasim and hit a weapons depot in Jabal Habashi, west of the province. The strikes follow 13 earlier raids announced by the Taiz military axis. The Houthis have not commented.
Source: tihama24.com - AttributedRegion
US embassies warn of rapid escalation and travel disruption in 13 countries
Aden al-Ghad reported that US embassies in the Middle East issued a security alert referring to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The alert warns of possible flight cancellations and airspace closures and covers Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Israel and Jerusalem. We have not seen the official text of the alert itself.
Source: adngad.net - AttributedShabwa
Shabwa governor: al-Qaeda cells cooperating with Houthis arrested in the province
Shabwa governor Awad Mohammed bin al-Wazir told Al Arabiya that authorities arrested cells belonging to al-Qaeda that work with the Houthis, and that their confessions will be published later. He said the attack on the training camp was carried out with three missiles fired from the Marib mountains, and put the toll at 58 dead, more than 200 wounded and 14 missing. He did not say how many people were detained or link them directly to the attack.
Source: tihama24.com - AttributedSanaa
Yemen clerics' league in Sanaa backs Al-Azhar initiative
The Yemen Clerics' League in Sanaa endorsed the initiative of Al-Azhar's Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb to end conflicts in the region. It called for a committee of scholars and dignitaries to host an Al-Azhar delegation in Yemen and urged all parties to avoid escalation.
Source: d-dall.com - DisputedTaiz
Taiz: rival accusations over civilian deaths and injuries
The Taiz Rights Center documented two women killed and nine civilians wounded by Houthi sniping and shelling of residential areas over 48 hours. The Sanaa health ministry, by contrast, said a man and his daughter were killed by a mortar shell in Sabir al-Mawadim and blamed Saudi-aligned forces. Sanaa's human rights commission also condemned a Saudi airstrike on al-Jund that it said wounded two girls. No account has been independently verified.
- AttributedSanaa
Sanaa: Omani mediators proposed a five-day truce, Saudi reply was delayed
The foreign ministry in Sanaa said it welcomes any effort to end the blockade and the war. Chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam said Omani mediation proposed a temporary five-day truce that Sanaa accepted on humanitarian conditions, and that the Saudi response came three weeks later. There is no Saudi or Omani comment on this account.
Source: nabaatv.net - AttributedShabwa
Giants Brigades officer and soldier killed by roadside bomb on al-Abr road
Field sources said Lieutenant Khalid Zaid al-Omari and a comrade were killed when an explosive device hit their vehicle on the international road between al-Abr and Shabwa. The sources blame the Houthis for planting the device; no official statement has been issued yet.
Source: almashhad.news