Yemen front and the region
OCHA: 260,000 displaced in Yemen since August, half of them in Taiz
New UN figures show the scale of displacement since August, while government officials warn health services in besieged Taiz are collapsing. On the political track, the Houthis welcomed Al-Azhar's mediation call and Jordan condemned the Dammam airport attack.
Summary
- ConfirmedOCHA: about 260,000 displaced since August and 251 verified civilian casualties.
- AttributedGovernment officials warn dialysis and surgery in Taiz could stop.
- AttributedThe Houthis say they are ready to receive Al-Azhar mediation committees.
- ConfirmedJordan condemns the attack on King Fahd Airport in Dammam.
- AttributedSanaa: dealings halted with 28 exchange firms on orders of the Houthi-run central bank.
people displaced in Yemen since early August
OCHA via Anadolu 07:22Zcivilian casualties verified by OCHA (57 killed, 194 injured)
OCHA via Anadolu 07:22Zexchange firms cut off in Sanaa
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- AttributedMahra
Houthi-appointed Mahra governor accuses Saudis of militarising Al-Ghaydah and Al-Rayyan airports
The Houthi-appointed governor of Mahra accused Saudi Arabia of turning Al-Ghaydah and Al-Rayyan airports into military bases and arms transit points, and urged people in the south and east not to side with Riyadh. The report appeared in Houthi media.
Source: 26sep.net - UnverifiedTaiz
Initial reports: Houthi shelling destroys a home in Taiz
Initial local reports say the Houthis struck a civilian home in a Taiz district on Thursday morning, destroying it. The exact location and losses are unclear.
Source: adngad.net - AttributedSanaa
Sanaa exchangers' association halts dealings with 28 exchange firms
The Houthi-controlled exchangers' association in Sanaa said it stopped dealing with 28 exchange firms on instructions from the Sanaa central bank, citing failure to renew operating licences.
Source: almashhad-alyemeni.com - AttributedTaiz
Government officials: Taiz siege threatens tens of thousands of lives
Deputy Health Minister Abdulraqib Haidari warned that dialysis centres and operating theatres could shut down for lack of fuel and supplies, and called for safe corridors. Human Rights Minister urged the world to break the siege, saying more than 2.5 million civilians face siege and shelling. These figures are government claims not independently verified.
Source: darelhilal.com belqees.net - ConfirmedJordan
Jordan condemns Houthi attack on Dammam's King Fahd Airport
Jordan's foreign ministry condemned the attack on King Fahd International Airport, which killed two people and injured others, calling it a flagrant breach of international law and voicing solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
Source: alwakeelnews.com - ConfirmedYemen
OCHA: 260,000 displaced since August, half of them in Taiz
Fighting has forced about 260,000 people from their homes in Yemen since early August, the UN humanitarian office OCHA said, with roughly half sheltering in Taiz province. It has verified 251 civilian casualties, 57 killed and 194 injured; children make up half of the dead. Aid has reached more than 174,000 displaced people.
Source: Anadolu Agency raialyoum.com - ConfirmedYemeni government
Legal affairs minister urges tracking of Houthi financing networks
Legal Affairs Minister Ishraq al-Maqtari called on states and international financial institutions to help track Houthi terror-financing, money-laundering and Iranian oil-smuggling networks. It follows an earlier government order freezing assets of 135 individuals, entities and vessels.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedSanaa
Houthis welcome Al-Azhar call, say they are ready for mediation
Omar al-Bukhaiti, spokesman for the Houthi government in Sanaa, said the group is ready to receive mediation committees and enter dialogue, accusing Saudi Arabia of blocking an earlier deal. Saudi columnist Dawood al-Shirian criticised the initiative, saying it reduces the war to a Saudi-Houthi dispute and sidelines the recognised government. Al-Shirian does not speak for the Saudi government.
Source: RojNews almashhad.news - AttributedTaiz
Field source: Houthi commander 'Abu Shihab' killed west of Taiz
A field source said Abdulrahman Saleh al-Ghouli, known as Abu Shihab and the Houthi-appointed deputy governor of Amran, was killed by government fire on Taiz city's western front. The Houthis have not commented.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedEgypt and Saudi Arabia
Bakri: Egyptian delegation briefed Saudi crown prince on Iran contacts
Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri said a delegation led by Egypt's foreign minister and intelligence chief briefed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on contacts with Iran and on the Al-Azhar initiative. The report reads the visit as an effort to offer alternatives to military action. There is no official confirmation of what was discussed.
Source: a5r5br.net