Yemen front and the region
Rights report documents 491 Houthi violations in Taiz in a week; Hadrami trader killed in Abyan
Taiz's humanitarian toll dominated this short window. A rights group accuses the Houthis of killing 130 civilians and wounding 181 in one week. In the south, a trader from Wadi Hadramawt was killed in an armed ambush on the Ahwar road. No new attack on Saudi Arabia was announced after the pre-dawn interception of a missile over Riyadh.
Summary
- AttributedYemeni Women Empowerment Foundation: 491 Houthi violations in Taiz from 14 to 22 October, with 311 civilians killed or wounded.
- ConfirmedTrader Ahmed Abdullah al-Kathiri killed in an armed ambush in Abyan near Ahwar; the perpetrators have not been officially identified.
- AttributedLocal sources: the Houthis are digging tunnels and setting up missile and drone launchers in al-Wazi'iyah near Bab al-Mandab.
- UnverifiedSaba reports 5 civilians, including two children, wounded by Houthi shelling and sniper fire in Taiz; we could not read the article text.
- UnverifiedThe Houthi-run 26 September site reports 9 killed and 21 wounded in strikes and shelling in Taiz and Hajjah; the timing of the incidents is unresolved.
Houthi violations in Taiz in one week, according to the Yemeni Women Empowerment Foundation
Belqees 03:50Zcivilians killed or wounded in Taiz in the same week: 130 dead and 181 injured
Belqees 03:50ZDevelopments in this window
- ConfirmedAbyan
Trader from Wadi Hadramawt killed in armed ambush in Abyan
Businessman Ahmed Abdullah al-Kathiri, owner of several fuel stations, was killed in an ambush about 50 kilometres from Ahwar on the road to Shabwa. Local sources say gunmen opened fire after he refused to stop, and he died at Ahwar hospital. Suspicion falls on a gunman tied to a gang based in mountainous terrain; security services have not confirmed the identity of the attackers.
Source: almashhad.news klyoum.com - UnverifiedTaiz, Hajjah and Amran
Houthi site: 9 killed and 21 wounded in Saudi strikes and shelling in Taiz and Hajjah
The Houthi-run 26 September site said air strikes and artillery fire attributed to Saudi Arabia and allied forces killed 9 people and wounded 21 in Taiz and Hajjah over 24 hours, and that 10 air strikes hit Amran, Taiz and Bajil. The page's stated date differs from when it surfaced, and some incidents, such as the al-Nashma strike, were reported earlier. There is no coalition comment and no independent confirmation.
- Attributedal-Wazi'iyah, Taiz
Local sources: Houthis preparing tunnels and launch sites near Bab al-Mandab
Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni cited local sources and witnesses as saying the Houthis are using heavy digging equipment to prepare tunnels and trenches on Jabal al-Khaladiya, Jabal al-Saybara and the al-Dharifa junction in al-Wazi'iyah district. The sources say missile launchers were moved close to the al-Madaraba front lines and the coastal strip facing the Bab al-Mandab strait. There is no Houthi comment and no independent confirmation.
Source: almashhad.news - UnverifiedTaiz
Saba: 5 civilians including two children wounded by Houthi shelling and sniper fire in Taiz
The state news agency Saba published a headline saying five civilians, two of them children, were wounded by Houthi shelling and sniper fire in Taiz. We could not read the article text, and the exact place and time of the incident are unknown. There is no Houthi comment.
Source: sabanew.net - AttributedTaiz
Rights group: 491 Houthi violations in Taiz in one week
The Yemeni Women Empowerment Foundation said in its report "Taiz in a Week" that it documented 491 Houthi violations between 14 and 22 October. The toll includes 130 civilians killed and 181 wounded, 68 abductions and 52 damaged homes, from roughly 356 projectiles including 9 ballistic missiles. The report cites an attack on an ambulance in al-Sarari, Sabir al-Mawadim, that killed a paramedic. This is a different report from the rights network report in the previous edition; the Houthis have not responded.
Source: belqees.net