Yemen front and the region
Heavy fighting in Kahboub as Joint Forces admit Bab al-Mandab positions not yet retaken
The west-coast front dominated this window: Joint Forces say a large Houthi assault is under way on Kahboub and concede that key positions at Bab al-Mandab remain in Houthi hands. UNICEF warned that Taiz is effectively under siege, with hospital fuel for just 4 days.
Summary
- AttributedJoint Forces: a large Houthi assault on Kahboub; positions at Bab al-Mandab not yet retaken.
- ConfirmedUNICEF: Taiz is effectively under siege, and hospitals have fuel for 4 days.
- AttributedTV correspondent: more than 8 Houthi missiles fired at Marib overnight.
- DisputedHouthis say Taiz roads have been opened; UNICEF says they are closed.
- AttributedEgypt's parliament resumes debate on Monday over a mandate to support Saudi Arabia.
million Yemenis at risk of losing basic services, per UNICEF
06:13Zdays of fuel left for Taiz's 12 hospitals
06:13Zsquare kilometres at Bab al-Mandab government forces have not retaken
06:19ZHouthi missiles fired at Marib overnight, per a TV correspondent
07:00ZDevelopments in this window
- DisputedTaiz
Taiz roads: Houthi governor says they are open, UNICEF says closed
Iran's ABNA agency quoted the Houthi-appointed governor Ahmed al-Masawa as saying their forces opened all roads in the province except the al-Qasr–al-Kamb–city road, and partially opened the Hayfan and Tur al-Bahah routes. UNICEF, by contrast, said the closure of all roads is blocking aid and that vehicle traffic into the city has stopped. The date of the governor's statement is unclear.
Source: ar.abna24.com almasdaronline.com - AttributedMarib
Al Qahera News correspondent: more than 8 Houthi missiles at Marib overnight
Al Qahera News correspondent in Aden Iyad al-Mousami said the Houthis fired more than 8 missiles at Marib city overnight, and that Shabwa was also attacked. He cited government forces as announcing advances in Mashra'a and Hadnan in Taiz, destroying one armoured vehicle and seizing another. He reported no casualties, and we found no official statement on the Marib missiles.
Source: youm7.com - AttributedBab al-Mandab
Heavy fighting in Kahboub; Joint Forces concede Bab al-Mandab positions not retaken
West-coast Joint Forces spokesman Wadah al-Dubaish told Al Jazeera Net that the Houthis are mounting a large assault on the right flank of the Kahboub front, backed by missiles, drones and artillery. He acknowledged that government forces have not yet retaken an area of about 3 square kilometres at Bab al-Mandab, including al-Aradi and the Sha'b al-Jinn and Bab al-Mandab camps. He warned that the fall of Kahboub would mean losing the entire strait. No Houthi account is available.
Source: aljazeera.net - AttributedEgypt
Egypt's parliament resumes Monday debate on mandate to support Saudi Arabia; one party opposes
Akhbar al-Ghad reported that Egypt's House of Representatives will resume emergency sessions on Monday 26 October to continue debating a request to authorise President Sisi to take necessary measures to support Saudi Arabia if asked. The Egyptian Social Democratic Party announced its opposition, as did 3 MPs, according to the site. The two previous sessions were held behind closed doors.
Source: ghadnews.net - ConfirmedTaiz
UNICEF: Taiz effectively besieged, 3 million Yemenis at risk of losing basic services
UNICEF's Yemen representative Akhil Iyer told reporters in Geneva that escalating fighting is disrupting basic services for some 3 million people. He said Taiz is effectively under siege and hosts about 120,000 of the 250,000 newly displaced. The city's 12 hospitals have fuel for only 4 days, he said, and some 8,000 boxes of therapeutic food for children cannot be delivered because roads are closed.
Source: almasdaronline.com