Yemen front and the region
Taiz command says Houthi attacks repelled with 246 casualties; central bank freezes assets of 135
The Taiz military command said government forces repelled Houthi attacks on several fronts and put Houthi losses at 246 killed and wounded. The central bank in Aden ordered a freeze on the assets of 135 people, entities and vessels linked to the Houthis, while Washington stepped up warnings to its citizens in the region.
Summary
- AttributedTaiz military command: Houthi attacks repelled on the northern front and the Shaqab front, with 98 Houthis killed and 148 wounded.
- ConfirmedThe central bank in Aden instructs banks and exchange firms to freeze the assets of 135 people, entities and vessels linked to the Houthis.
- ConfirmedThe US State Department confirms new warnings to Americans in the Middle East that Houthi attacks could spread.
- DisputedA Houthi official says the western entrance to Taiz is fully open, while the UN warns closed roads are blocking fuel deliveries.
Houthi fighters killed or wounded in Taiz today, according to the Taiz military command: 98 killed, 148 wounded
19:27Zpeople, entities and vessels covered by the Aden central bank's asset-freeze circular
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- ConfirmedGulf
Washington steps up warnings to Americans in the Middle East over Houthi attacks
US embassies in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and other countries issued new security alerts warning that hostilities could spread without notice. They urged Americans to prepare for flight cancellations and airspace closures. A State Department spokesman said the Houthis pose a very real threat, recalling the 10 October attack on Riyadh airport that killed a US citizen.
Source: CBS News - AttributedTaiz
Taiz command: Houthi attacks repelled, 246 Houthi casualties
The media centre of the Taiz military command said government forces repelled Houthi attacks on the city's northern front and on the Shaqab front in Sabir al-Mawadim. It said airstrikes destroyed a weapons depot and a command room in al-Dhabab and a tank in al-Arsum, and hit gatherings in al-Aqrud and al-Misrakh. The command put today's Houthi losses at 98 killed and 148 wounded. There was no Houthi comment and no independent verification of the figures.
Source: khabaragency.net alsahil.net - ConfirmedAden
Aden central bank orders asset freeze on 135 people, entities and vessels linked to the Houthis
The central bank in Aden instructed banks and exchange firms to freeze the accounts and assets of 135 people, entities and vessels and to ban dealings with them. The circular is based on Attorney General decision No. 17 of 2026, issued on 19 October, placing them on national terrorism lists. The list includes officials of the Houthi government and figures in finance, oil and telecoms, among them Ali Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi and Mohammed Salah Fulaita.
- DisputedTaiz
Conflicting accounts of Taiz crossings and supply flows
Houthi official Salim al-Mughallis said the western entrance to Taiz city is fully open and that goods, cooking gas, wheat and fuel are entering normally. The UN, by contrast, warned earlier today that the situation in Taiz is deteriorating and that road closures are blocking fuel and vital supplies. We could not independently verify traffic at the crossing.
Source: 26sep.net Anadolu Agency / UN