Yemen front and the region
Taiz: ambulance driver and wounded woman killed in Houthi strike; Sanaa accuses Riyadh of killing 8 fishermen
The window centred on Taiz. Pro-government local sources accuse the Houthis of hitting an ambulance in Sabr, while Sanaa-aligned sources accuse Saudi aircraft of killing 8 fishermen off Dhubab. Neither account has been independently confirmed.
Summary
- AttributedLocal sources: an ambulance driver and a wounded young woman were killed and a doctor injured when an ambulance was hit in al-Shaqab, Sabr.
- AttributedSanaa-aligned sources: 8 fishermen killed in two Saudi air strikes on fishing boats off the Kadaha coast in Dhubab.
- AttributedGovernment forces say they foiled a Houthi infiltration north of Taiz and downed a drone in al-Shaqab.
- AttributedTehran says it blocked two divisive clauses on Yemen in the Baghdad statement.
- AttributedThe national investigation committee visits Aden airport to document Houthi strikes.
Fishermen killed off Kadaha, according to Sanaa-aligned sources
Al-Khabar al-Yemeni 16:21ZKilled in the ambulance strike in Sabr, according to local sources
Al-Sahil 16:01ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedTaiz
Government forces: Houthi infiltration foiled north of Taiz, drone downed in al-Shaqab
Al-Quds Al-Arabi quoted government forces as saying they foiled an infiltration attempt on Taiz's northern front, with dead and wounded, and that clashes continued into the evening. The forces said they shot down a suicide drone in al-Shaqab and that aircraft struck Houthi positions twice in Najd Qasim, al-Misrakh. The figures come from one side.
Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi - AttributedTaiz - Dhubab
Sanaa sources: 8 fishermen killed in two Saudi strikes off Dhubab
The Houthi-run Saba agency and local sources said Saudi aircraft struck two fishing boats off the Kadaha coast in Dhubab district. According to this account, the second strike hit survivors as they fled, killing all eight. The coalition has not commented, and the Saba text could not be read because the site blocked access.
Source: Al-Khabar al-Yemeni Saba (Sanaa) - AttributedTaiz
Local sources: Houthi strike on ambulance in Sabr kills driver and wounded woman
Local sources said an ambulance was hit in al-Shaqab, Sabr, while carrying an 18-year-old woman wounded by sniper fire. The driver and the woman were killed and the accompanying doctor was injured. Al-Sahil al-Gharbi said a mortar round was used, while Khabar Agency said it was a drone. No Houthi account is available. Two women were also wounded by sniper fire in al-Najada village, al-Uqaymat.
- AttributedIran
Baghaei: Iran blocked two divisive clauses on Yemen in the Baghdad statement
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told his weekly briefing that Tehran blocked two divisive clauses on Yemen from the Baghdad statement. He warned that further intervention by Islamic countries would complicate the crisis. The source did not specify the clauses.
Source: KurdPress - AttributedAden
National investigation committee visits Aden airport to document Houthi strikes
Mareb Press said the national committee investigating alleged human rights violations carried out a field visit to Aden International Airport on Tuesday. The aim is to investigate the strikes and document evidence of the targeting. No findings have been announced.
Source: Mareb Press