Yemen front and the region
Shabwa attack death toll rises to 73 as coalition downs drone over Riyadh
The death toll from the Houthi missile strike on a security training camp in Shabwa has risen to 73, according to local authorities. The coalition said it intercepted a drone in the Riyadh region, while UN agencies warned that fuel for Taiz hospitals could run out within days as shelling and fighting around the city continue.
Summary
- ConfirmedShabwa attack: 73 killed, more than 200 wounded and 14 missing, according to the provincial media office.
- ConfirmedThe coalition says it intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Riyadh region.
- ConfirmedWHO: fuel at 12 Taiz hospitals will last about 4 days; UNICEF reports 52,000 children with acute malnutrition.
- AttributedThe government army claims 744 operations in 24 hours and about 200 Houthis neutralised, without independent verification.
- AttributedIraqi official: Baghdad has barred the Houthi mission from any political or media activity on its soil.
killed in the Shabwa camp attack, per the latest local toll
Express Tribune / Reuters 15:11Zdays of fuel left at 12 hospitals in Taiz
Anadolu 15:02Zchildren in Taiz with acute malnutrition this year
Anadolu 15:02Zstrike operations claimed by the government army in 24 hours
Okaz 15:08ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedSaudi Arabia
Ambassador Al Jaber: Taiz will not be held hostage to the Houthi project
Saudi ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber said the kingdom will keep protecting its security, territory and ships and supporting the Yemeni government. He accused the Houthis of evading the roadmap and dragging Yemen into regional conflicts, saying Taiz will not be held hostage to their project.
Source: alriyadh.com - AttributedTaiz
Al-Thawra hospital: two women killed and others wounded by shelling of Sina and Sabr in Taiz
A medical source at Al-Thawra General Hospital said the emergency ward received 9 dead and wounded, including two women killed, after rocket and artillery fire that sources blamed on the Houthis hit Sina and Sabr. Al-Asimah Online reported about 20 wounded; the Houthis have not commented and the figures differ.
Source: aden-tm.net alasimahonline.com - AttributedIraq
Iraqi official: Baghdad bans Houthi mission's political and media activity
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed quoted a senior official in Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's office as saying the government told the Houthi mission it may not conduct any political or media activity from Iraqi territory. He said authorities have fixed its members' places of residence and require them to report their movements. No public official announcement has been made yet.
Source: ghadnews.net Kurdpress - ConfirmedShabwa
Death toll from Houthi attack on Shabwa camp rises to 73
Shabwa's provincial media office said the toll from Monday's strike by three ballistic missiles on a security forces training camp has risen to 73 dead, with more than 200 wounded and 14 missing. Belqees, citing a government source via the German news agency, gave a lower figure of 63, reflecting a toll that is still being updated.
- AttributedTaiz and the fronts
Government army claims 744 operations and about 200 Houthis neutralised in 24 hours
Army spokesman Col. Majid al-Nazili announced 744 strike operations under Operation Dawn of Yemen, which he said neutralised about 200 Houthi fighters and destroyed or disabled 90 vehicles. He said pressure is expanding on the eastern, southern and western Taiz fronts. The figures come from a party to the conflict and could not be verified.
Source: okaz.com.sa - ConfirmedBaghdad
Islamic foreign ministers condemn Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
The OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, at its 52nd session in Baghdad, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including those targeting Mecca, Medina, airports and infrastructure. The kingdom was represented by its permanent envoy to the organisation, Khalid Al-Sharif.
Source: Saudi Gazette - ConfirmedTaiz
UN: Taiz hospital fuel will last 4 days as siege endangers civilians
The WHO warned that fuel stocks at 12 hospitals in Taiz will last about 4 days, and UNICEF said more than 52,000 children screened this year suffer from acute malnutrition. UN human rights chief Volker Türk urged the Houthis to let aid in immediately, saying the closure of the only road between Taiz and Aden puts civilians at grave risk.
Source: Anadolu Agency Al Jazeera - DisputedKahbub
Conflicting accounts over control of Kahbub
Pro-Houthi media reported that Houthi forces had seized the last positions in Kahbub. Aseel al-Saqladi, head of the Giants Brigades media centre, denied it, saying Houthi fighters were killed before reaching the area's mountains. Neither account has been independently confirmed.
Source: aden-tm.net - ConfirmedRiyadh
Coalition says it intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Riyadh region
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said a drone was intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh region, in a statement carried by SPA. The statement did not say where it was launched from or whether there was any damage.