Yemen front and the region
WSJ: Iran is giving the Houthis targeting intelligence for strikes on Saudi Arabia
A US report describes direct Iranian intelligence and weapons support for Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. In Taiz, the government and the Houthis give conflicting accounts of deaths at a house in al-Aqroud, while government forces say they repelled Houthi attacks in Lahj and southern Taiz.
Summary
- AttributedWSJ: Iran supplies the Houthis with targeting data and ships weapons via small submarines.
- DisputedSanaa blames a Saudi airstrike for 3 deaths in al-Aqroud; Taiz local authorities blamed Houthi shelling of the same house.
- ConfirmedTurkey rules out fighting the Houthis under its defence pact with Saudi Arabia.
- AttributedGovernment forces say they repelled Houthi attacks in Kahbob, al-Madaribah and Hayjat al-Abd.
- UnverifiedAxios: US concerns that Houthi attacks could spread to other countries.
Houthi fighters killed or wounded in Hayjat al-Abd, per the Tur al-Baha axis
03:14Zgovernment airstrikes on the outskirts of al-Madaribah, per a field source
02:45Zdeaths in al-Aqroud per the Sanaa health ministry; responsibility disputed
03:04ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedTaiz
Tur al-Baha axis: Houthi attack repelled in Hayjat al-Abd, more than 20 killed or wounded
The Tur al-Baha axis media centre said government forces repelled a Houthi attack on positions in the Hayjat al-Abd sector of al-Maqatirah district, south of Taiz. It said the fighting killed or wounded more than 20 Houthis and destroyed 3 vehicles. In Sabr, field sources said Houthi commander Mohammed Ali Ismail al-Darb was killed in clashes. The Houthis did not comment.
Source: almashhad.news almashhad.news - UnverifiedRegion
Axios: US fears the Houthis may expand attacks beyond Saudi Arabia
Arabic outlets cited Axios as saying US intelligence reports raise concern that the Houthis could expand their attacks to other countries in the region. We could not read the full text or the original Axios report.
Source: Lebanon 24 - DisputedTaiz
Conflicting accounts of deaths at a house in al-Aqroud, Taiz
The Houthi-run health ministry in Sanaa said a Saudi airstrike hit the house of Khaled Abdo Hassan in al-Aqroud, al-Misrakh district, killing 3, including two children and a woman, and wounding 6. Taiz local authorities had earlier blamed the Houthis for shelling the same house. The ministry added that strikes destroyed a health centre in Bal'an and the al-Ahli club stadium in Taiz city. Neither account has been independently confirmed.
Source: alkhabaralyemeni.net belqees.net - AttributedLahj
Lahj: Nation's Shield and Giants forces say they repelled Houthi attack in Kahbob and al-Madaribah
Nation's Shield forces said their 7th Brigade broke a fierce Houthi attack on the Kahbob front after about 30 hours of fighting. A field source said government aircraft carried out more than 15 strikes on Houthi positions on the outskirts of al-Madaribah. The Giants Brigades media centre denied Houthi claims of an advance towards the al-Madaribah district centre. There is no independent casualty toll.
- ConfirmedTurkey
Turkish defence minister: our troops will not fight the Houthis under the Saudi pact
Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said Turkish troops will not engage in combat with the Houthis. He said military support for Saudi Arabia is meant to strengthen deterrence, as with support for Qatar. Requests for support will be assessed after the Turkish parliament ratifies the Mecca joint defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Source: The Economic Times - AttributedTaiz
Government army: Houthi command centre and two tanks hit at Taiz Sofitel
Government armed forces spokesman Col. Majed al-Nuzaili said forces on Friday evening struck a command and control centre and two tanks in the abandoned Sofitel hotel building in Taiz. He accused the Houthis of using the building to target civilians. He also warned of failed Houthi missiles falling in populated areas. The Houthis did not comment.
Source: belqees.net akhbaralyawm.com - AttributedDiplomacy
Yemeni foreign minister: Iran is a party to the war, not a mediator
The Yemeni government's foreign minister accused Iran of backing the Houthis and prolonging the war through arms, funding and training. She called Tehran's mediation offer a provocation to Yemenis and urged it to take its hands and weapons off Yemen. The report did not specify exactly where or when the statement was made.
Source: al-marsd.com - AttributedIran / Saudi Arabia
WSJ: Iran is giving the Houthis intelligence to target Saudi Arabia
The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has supplied the Houthis with information that helped identify targets for strikes inside Saudi Arabia. It said Tehran shipped weapons to the group via small submarines and that Revolutionary Guard officers are present on its front lines. There was no Iranian or Houthi comment on the report.
Source: The Wall Street Journal al-marsd.com - AttributedAl-Jawf
Local source: Houthi minefield on the Sanaa–al-Wadiah crossing road
A local source said a minefield laid by the Houthis was found on a public road in al-Jawf on the Sanaa–al-Jawf–al-Yatamah–al-Wadiah crossing route. The source said the mines were laid randomly without warning signs on a road used by travellers, displaced families and herders. The Houthis did not comment.
Source: almashhad.news