Yemen front and the region
Riyadh welcomes UN Security Council condemnation of Houthi attacks as new shelling hits Taiz
Saudi Arabia's cabinet welcomed a Security Council presidential statement condemning Houthi attacks on the kingdom and on shipping. In Taiz, local sources reported civilian dead and wounded after shelling of the Sina and Usaifira districts. AP quoted a government official as saying the Shabwa attack death toll has reached 73.
Summary
- ConfirmedSaudi cabinet welcomes a Security Council presidential statement condemning Houthi attacks on airports and energy facilities.
- AttributedLocal sources: dead, including two women, and 14 wounded, mostly children, in Houthi shelling of central Taiz.
- AttributedGovernment official to AP: the Shabwa camp attack killed 73 new recruits.
- ConfirmedAl Jazeera: critically ill patients are trapped in Yemen as airports close and the weekly Amman flight is disrupted.
- UnverifiedHeadlines report a coalition warning that the Houthis use fishing boats to smuggle weapons; the text was not read.
killed in the Shabwa camp attack, per a government official
AP via Investing.com 11:58Zwounded taken to Al-Thawra hospital in Taiz, per a local source
Al-Masdar Online 12:09ZDevelopments in this window
- ConfirmedSaudi Arabia / Security Council
Saudi cabinet welcomes Security Council statement condemning Houthi attacks
Chaired by King Salman, the Saudi cabinet welcomed the presidential statement issued by Security Council members. The statement condemned Houthi attacks on civilian sites, airports and energy infrastructure in the kingdom, and threats to shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab. According to Saudi media, it called for full implementation of Resolution 2216 and for preventing the group from obtaining weapons.
- AttributedShabwa
AP: Shabwa camp attack death toll rises to 73
AP quoted a senior Yemeni government official as saying the Houthi missile strike on the Shabwa training camp killed 73 new recruits aged 18 to 20. It called it the deadliest strike since fighting escalated three months ago, with some recruits still missing. The figure remains attributed to a government source; no final official statement has been issued.
Source: Investing.com / AP AP News - UnverifiedRed Sea
Headlines: coalition warns Houthis are using fishing boats to smuggle weapons
Al-Tagheer Press and Yemen Online carried headlines saying the Saudi-led coalition warned that the Houthis are using traditional fishing boats to smuggle weapons and missiles by sea. We could not read the article text or the original coalition statement.
Source: Al-Tagheer Press - ConfirmedSanaa / humanitarian
Al Jazeera: critically ill patients trapped in Yemen as airports close
In a report from Sanaa, Al Jazeera said the renewed war has left patients who need treatment abroad stuck in the country. It said repeated closures and air attacks have disrupted the weekly Sanaa-Amman flight, leaving Aden airport, reached by a long and costly overland journey, as the only alternative.
Source: Al Jazeera - AttributedTaiz
Houthi shelling of Taiz's Sina and Usaifira districts kills and wounds civilians
Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni said 8 civilians, including 3 women and 3 children, were wounded by rocket fire on Sina and Usaifira in the city centre. Al-Masdar Online later quoted a local source as saying people were killed, including two women, and 14 wounded, mostly children, reached Al-Thawra hospital, with two houses destroyed. The total death toll is not yet clear and the Houthis have not commented.
Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni Al-Masdar Online