Yemen front and the region
Air strike hits Houthi weapons depot in Al-Maafer, south of Taiz
A short, relatively quiet window. The main reports were a government air strike on a Houthi weapons depot south of Taiz and public criticism of Saudi Arabia by a Southern Transitional Council envoy. Sources reported no new cross-border attack within this hour.
Summary
- AttributedField source: warplanes struck a sports hall in Al-Maafer that the Houthis used as a weapons depot, followed by explosions.
- AttributedAmr al-Bidh of the Southern Transitional Council said Saudi Arabia lacks a strategy for managing the war and called the Dawn of Yemen operation political suicide.
- UnverifiedImages from Houthi accounts show Russian Kornet-E anti-tank missiles; their origin and arrival date are unconfirmed.
- ConfirmedNo official statements on new attacks on Saudi Arabia were published in the window; most wire copy repeated Wednesday's events.
Developments in this window
- Unverified
Houthi images of Russian Kornet-E anti-tank missiles
Houthi-affiliated accounts posted images of guided anti-tank missiles bearing markings of the export version of Russia's Kornet-E system, model 9M133-1. Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni said the markings indicate production in 2020, despite the international arms embargo on the group. Neither the images nor how the missiles arrived have been independently verified.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedTaiz
Air strike on Houthi weapons depot in Al-Maafer
A field source told Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni that government warplanes struck the Al-Shorouq sports club hall in the Al-Sanna area of Al-Maafer district, south of Taiz. The source said the Houthis had been using the hall as a weapons depot and that the strike started a large fire followed by a series of explosions. No casualties were announced and the Houthis did not comment.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedThe South
STC envoy criticises Saudi Arabia over lack of war strategy
Amr al-Bidh, special representative of the Southern Transitional Council president for foreign affairs, told Sky News Arabia that Saudi Arabia has no strategy for managing the war. He called the removal of the UAE from the Yemen file and the targeting of STC forces a strategic mistake, and described the Dawn of Yemen operation as political suicide. He said the southern delegation in Riyadh has no choice in its current situation. This is one political party's account; there was no Saudi response.
Source: almashhad.news