Yemen front and the region
Türk demands immediate humanitarian access to Taiz as Houthis shut its only road to Aden
This window was dominated by Taiz. The UN human rights chief warned of grave risk to civilians, and UNICEF said 1.6 million children face losing access to water. On the ground, government and Houthi accounts of the fighting on the city's edges contradict each other.
Summary
- ConfirmedVolker Türk: the Houthi closure of the only supply route between Taiz and Aden puts civilians at grave risk; aid must be let in immediately.
- ConfirmedUNICEF: water systems serving about 3 million people in Taiz governorate are at risk, including 1.6 million children.
- DisputedThe government says it repelled a three-pronged Houthi attack on Taiz, while pro-Houthi media report advances in the northern districts and Sabr.
- AttributedPro-Houthi media, citing an STC journalist, say the Giants Brigades and Nation's Shield completed their withdrawal from the Kahboub mountains near Bab al-Mandab.
- ConfirmedShabwa governor: the training centre attack toll stands at 73 dead and 14 missing.
children in Taiz governorate at risk of losing water access, per UNICEF
Anadolu 12:25Zshare of Yemen's new displacement originating in Taiz, per UNHCR
Anadolu 12:25Zmissing after the Shabwa attack, alongside 73 dead
Anadolu 12:55ZDevelopments in this window
- DisputedTaiz
Taiz fighting: government reports repelling a three-pronged attack, Houthis claim gains
Sky News Arabia, citing Yemeni sources, said government forces repelled a Houthi attack from the east, north and west, accompanied by shelling that killed and wounded civilians. Pro-Houthi outlet Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni said Houthi forces advanced in the Zunuj and Usayfira districts in the north and on Mount Sabr in the south. Front lines could not be independently verified.
- ConfirmedTaiz
UN rights chief: Taiz–Aden road closure puts civilians at grave risk
Volker Türk said in a statement that the Houthi closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden blocks aid and hampers access to basic goods. He called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the city immediately and its passage facilitated. The Houthis have besieged the city since early October.
- AttributedLahj / Bab al-Mandab
Claim: Giants Brigades and Nation's Shield complete withdrawal from Kahboub mountains
Pro-Houthi outlet Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni quoted STC journalist Mohammed al-Hanshi as saying the Giants Brigades and Nation's Shield forces completed their withdrawal from the Kahboub mountains in Lahj's al-Madaribah district without a fight. The outlet says this gives the Houthis control over the Bab al-Mandab area. There is no official confirmation from the government or the coalition.
Source: alkhabaralyemeni.net - ConfirmedShabwa
Shabwa governor: 73 dead and 14 missing in training centre attack
Governor Awad bin al-Wazir said the toll from the Houthi missile attack on a security training centre has reached 73 dead, with 14 people still missing. He called for those responsible to be held accountable. The Houthis have not commented on the attack.
Source: Anadolu Agency - ConfirmedTaiz
UNICEF: 1.6 million children in Taiz at risk of losing water
UNICEF's Yemen representative Akhil Iyer told reporters in Geneva that water systems serving about 3 million people are at risk from fighting and diesel shortages, and that the cost of trucked water has tripled. He said over 52,000 of 168,000 children screened this year are acutely malnourished. UNHCR said Taiz accounts for 76% of new displacement.
Source: Anadolu Agency