Yemen front and the region
Conflicting accounts from Taiz: Houthis claim gains, government says attacks repelled
News in this window centred on the Taiz and Lahj fronts. Houthi-aligned media claimed control of positions west of Jabal Sabir, while a government source described cautious calm, air strikes and hills retaken in al-Subaiha. On the diplomatic front, an Egyptian MP outlined details of Cairo's de-escalation initiative.
Summary
- DisputedTaiz: Houthis claim control of Anqabah, al-Waqah and Jabal al-Jumaymah; government cites cautious calm and a repelled attack in al-Subaiha.
- AttributedGovernment forces' media centre releases footage of drone strikes on Houthi positions in Taiz, al-Jawf and Marib.
- AttributedMustafa Bakri: Egyptian initiative to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia and secure sea lanes ahead of a political track.
- AttributedMohammed al-Ghaithi condemns the attack on the al-Sulaimani training centre in Shabwa and calls the governor.
Government air strikes on Najd Qasim and Jabal Habashi west of Taiz, per a field source
01:52ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedShabwa
Al-Ghaithi condemns attack on al-Sulaimani training centre in Shabwa
Mohammed al-Ghaithi, head of the Consultation and Reconciliation Commission, told Shabwa governor Awad bin al-Wazir by phone that the Houthi attack on the Martyr Ahmed al-Sulaimani training centre exposes the danger the Houthi project poses to Yemen and the region. He followed up on efforts to treat the wounded. The statement gave no new casualty figure.
Source: ainaden.com - AttributedTaiz, al-Jawf and Marib
Government forces release footage of drone strikes on Houthi positions in 3 provinces
The media centre of the government armed forces released footage it said shows drone strikes on Houthi barracks, vehicles and armoured vehicles on the Taiz, al-Jawf and Marib fronts as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen. It gave no casualty figures, and there was no Houthi comment on the footage.
Source: almashhad.news - DisputedTaiz and Lahj
Taiz fronts: Houthi claim of gains versus government account of cautious calm and a repelled attack
Houthi-aligned outlet Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni said Sanaa forces took control of Anqabah, al-Waqah and Jabal al-Jumaymah in Mashra'a and Hadnan district west of Jabal Sabir, and repelled a counter-attack on al-Sarari. A government field source told Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni that fronts west of the city were cautiously calm with light skirmishes in Sabir, and that government aircraft struck reinforcements in Najd Qasim twice and hit a weapons depot in Jabal Habashi. The source added that forces retook hills in al-Madaribah in al-Subaiha. Neither account could be independently verified.
- AttributedDiplomacy
Egyptian MP: Cairo initiative starts with halting attacks on Saudi Arabia and securing sea lanes
Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri said Egypt is moving to activate an initiative to halt hostilities against Saudi Arabia and other Arab states and guarantee freedom of navigation, paving the way for political negotiations on Yemen. He added that Egypt's foreign minister agreed with his Iranian counterpart to keep in contact on it on the sidelines of an OIC meeting. Egypt's foreign ministry has not officially confirmed these details.
Source: almashhad-alyemeni.com