Taiz military axis reports fighting on 3 fronts and 9 air strikes; 3 girls hurt in Houthi shelling

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1. 02:32
   AttributedTaiz

   Taiz axis reports heavier fighting on 3 fronts and 9 air strikes

   The Taiz military axis said clashes intensified on the al-Dhabab front west of the city and the al-Aqrud and al-Shaqab fronts to the south. It said aircraft carried out 5 strikes on Houthi positions in al-Dhabab and 4 on vehicles and reinforcements in al-Misrakh. The statement gave no casualty figures, and there was no Houthi comment.

   Source: ainaden.com
2. 02:30
   AttributedSaudi Arabia

   US alert: embassy staff need special permission to use Saudi airports

   Matn News cited a US Embassy security alert issued on the evening of 20 October saying US government staff in the kingdom need chief-of-mission approval to use any airport. The alert said operations at King Khalid airport in Riyadh remain suspended, while Jeddah and Dammam airports are operating with delays. We did not see the alert text on the embassy website.

   Source: matnnews.com
3. 02:29
   UnverifiedKhawlan

   Reports of a tribal sheikh killed in Khawlan after refusing to mobilise fighters for the Houthis

   Al-Marsad, citing Yemeni reports, said Sheikh Abdulqawi Mahdi Ghanim of Khawlan al-Tiyal was killed with several companions by the Houthis after a dispute over sending fighters to the front. It says Khawlan tribes rejected a Houthi investigation committee. The date of the incident is unclear and there is no Houthi account.

   Source: al-marsd.com
4. 02:11
   AttributedStrait of Hormuz

   Araghchi: Hormuz stays shut until Washington accepts 7-day initiative

   Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had presented a 7-day initiative under which the strait would fully reopen on the sixth day. He said indirect talks with Washington continue via Pakistan and Qatar, and that Washington wants additional provisions. The remarks were made on Tuesday to an Iraqi channel.

   Source: Gulf News
5. 01:50
   UnverifiedSanaa

   Reports that the Houthi intelligence chief was wounded in a strike west of Sanaa

   Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni, citing Yemen Future and unnamed sources, said Abdulhakim al-Khaiwani and several leaders of the Houthi security and intelligence service were wounded in a strike on a security meeting west of Sanaa earlier this week. There is no official confirmation from the coalition or the Houthis, and the date of the strike is unclear.

   Source: almashhad.news
6. 01:42
   AttributedTaiz

   Local sources: 3 girls wounded by Houthi shelling in Sabr and central Taiz

   Local sources told Aden al-Ghad that two 18-year-old girls were hit by shrapnel from Houthi shelling on villages on Jabal Sabr, and that a shell wounded a 17-year-old girl in al-Wahda in the city centre. Separately, the Taiz human rights office condemned a missile strike on a home in al-Rajm, al-Muzaffar district, on Tuesday afternoon, which it said killed a girl and wounded 8. The accounts come only from government and local sources.

   Source: adngad.net adngad.net
7. 01:40
   ConfirmedNew York

   Yemen's UN envoy discusses fallout of escalation in Taiz with UN official

   Yemeni envoy Abdullah al-Saadi met in New York with the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mohamed Yahya, to discuss the humanitarian situation and the impact of Houthi attacks in Taiz, Marib and Aden. He called for urgent international action to open roads and deliver aid to Taiz.

   Source: adngad.net