Yemen front and the region
Yemeni sources: 320 Houthis and over 200 government soldiers killed in 5 days
Sky News Arabia, citing Yemeni sources, reported a heavy toll from fighting and airstrikes over five days. Strikes on Houthi positions continued in Marib and Taiz, while a rights group documented 51 civilian casualties in Taiz in one week. China and Djibouti issued a joint statement on freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
Summary
- AttributedYemeni sources: 320 Houthis and more than 200 government troops killed over the past five days; the figures are not independently confirmed.
- AttributedMilitary sources: airstrikes destroyed a Houthi missile launcher on Jabal Hilan west of Marib, and two strikes hit southeast of Jabal Sabir in Taiz.
- AttributedRasd and the Taiz siege affairs office: 9 civilians killed and 42 wounded in Taiz between 14 and 20 October.
- ConfirmedChina and Djibouti call for respect for freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab and for the sovereignty of littoral states.
- AttributedSTC envoy Amr al-Bidh calls Operation Dawn of Yemen "political suicide" and says defending the south is the priority.
Houthis killed in 5 days, according to Yemeni sources
Sky News Arabia 08:23Zgovernment troops killed in the same period
Sky News Arabia 08:23Zcivilian casualties in Taiz, 14-20 October
Saba / Rasd 08:30ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedTaiz
Two airstrikes on Houthi positions southeast of Jabal Sabir
Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni said government and coalition aircraft struck Houthi gatherings towards Dhi al-Barh and positions in Sanamat, southeast of Jabal Sabir. No casualty information was available.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedHodeidah
Two brothers killed by landmine in Hays
Local sources said brothers Jawad and Mohammed Awad Qasim Hadid were killed on Wednesday by a landmine in Zubal village, Hays district, while herding sheep. The sources blamed the Houthis for laying the mine. The incident happened yesterday and was reported within this window.
- AttributedHadramawt
Bahsani: I warned earlier about neglected air defences
Major General Faraj al-Bahsani said the south will not bow to Houthi missile threats. He said that after the attack on al-Dhabba port he submitted a report proposing an air-defence network covering the port, Riyan airport and Mukalla, but it was never implemented. He criticised the leadership's preoccupation with disputes.
Source: adngad.net - AttributedTaiz
Rasd: 51 civilian casualties in Taiz in one week
The Rasd rights organisation documented 51 civilians killed or wounded in Taiz between 14 and 20 October and blamed the Houthis. The siege affairs office broke down the toll: 9 dead (6 women and 3 men) and 42 wounded, including 12 children. The figures differ from another weekly toll published this morning by a different body.
Source: Saba (sabanew.net) sahafalive.com - AttributedMarib
Airstrikes destroy Houthi missile launcher on Jabal Hilan west of Marib
Military sources said airstrikes hit Houthi gatherings and a missile launch platform on Jabal Hilan, destroying the platform. On the al-Kassara front, government forces said they stepped up artillery fire to repel a Houthi infiltration attempt. There was no Houthi comment.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedFrontlines
Yemeni sources: 320 Houthis and over 200 government soldiers killed in 5 days
Yemeni sources told Sky News Arabia that 320 Houthi fighters were killed in airstrikes and clashes in Taiz, Bab al-Mandab, al-Madaraba and Ras al-Ara. They added that more than 200 government soldiers were killed and hundreds wounded by Houthi missile and drone strikes and ground fighting. The figures have not been independently confirmed, and we could not read the original article's publication time.
Source: Sky News Arabia VDL News - AttributedTaiz
Houthi shelling of 122 rounds hits Kahlan village, house set ablaze
Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni said Kahlan village in Sabir al-Mawadim, east of Taiz, was hit by 122 artillery shells, setting a house on fire. The outlet linked the escalation to Houthi failure to advance on the Sabir and western fronts over 72 hours. The account comes from one side and gave no casualty toll.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedSouth
Amr al-Bidh: Dawn of Yemen is political suicide, defending the south comes first
Amr al-Bidh, the STC president's special representative for foreign affairs, told Sky News Arabia the council rejects joining operations in the north without a clear strategy and unified command. He said the council backs reinforcing the Subeiha, Lahj and Bab al-Mandab fronts and condemned Houthi attacks on Aden.
Source: aden-tm.net - ConfirmedRed Sea
China and Djibouti: freedom of navigation in the Red Sea is every country's right
A joint statement after the Chinese and Djiboutian foreign ministers met in Beijing affirmed merchant ships' right to navigate the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab under international law. The two countries voiced concern over the deteriorating security situation and called for respect for littoral states' sovereignty and for avoiding higher security risks.
Source: Astro Awani samaaden.news