Yemen front and the region
France says it has deployed forces to protect Saudi sites near Yanbu from Houthi attacks
The main development in this window is a French announcement of troops and air-defence equipment near Yanbu. In Taiz the humanitarian situation is worsening, with the dialysis centre warning it may shut within days, while the government says a relief route will open soon. On the ground, both sides offer competing claims of casualties and air strikes.
Summary
- AttributedFrench defence minister: French troops and equipment have arrived to protect Saudi infrastructure near Yanbu.
- ConfirmedThe dialysis centre at Taiz's Republican Hospital warns of a complete shutdown within days.
- AttributedThe government says a relief route into Taiz will open within days in coordination with international partners.
- AttributedGovernment-aligned media: senior Houthi commander Mohammed Hamoud al-Houthi killed on the Taiz fronts.
- AttributedHouthi media: Saudi air strikes on Mokha and Saada.
regular dialysis patients at Taiz's Republican Hospital at risk of losing treatment
Al Jazeera via Yahoo 05:20ZDevelopments in this window
- ConfirmedTaiz
Taiz hospital warns dialysis could stop within days
Essam Mahyoub Dahan, director of the dialysis centre at Taiz's Republican Hospital, told Al Jazeera the centre could shut completely within days because of the siege and shortages of diesel and medical solutions. Sessions have been cut from 4 hours to two and a half. The centre treats 270 patients on a regular basis.
Source: Al Jazeera via Yahoo News - AttributedTaiz
Government sources: Houthi commander Mohammed Hamoud al-Houthi killed in Taiz
Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni reported that Houthi commander Mohammed Hamoud Abdullah al-Houthi, who holds the rank of major general, was killed with several bodyguards in clashes with government forces on the Taiz fronts. It said pro-Houthi accounts circulated his obituary. The outlet did not give an exact date or location, and there has been no official Houthi comment.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedGulf
Axios: intelligence memo warns Houthi attacks could spread beyond Saudi Arabia
Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni, citing Axios, reported that a memo from the US Director of National Intelligence to the Secretary of State warned Houthi attacks could expand to other countries. According to the report, the State Department ordered the departure of staff families and non-essential personnel from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dhahran. We did not see the original Axios text in this window.
Source: almashhad.news - AttributedTaiz and Saada
Houthi media: Saudi air strikes on Mokha and Saada
The Houthi-run Saba news agency said Saudi aircraft carried out 3 strikes on Mokha district in Taiz. The 26 September newspaper added that two strikes hit Kitaf and al-Buqa in Saada, alongside shelling east of Saada city. The coalition has not commented and there is no independent casualty toll.
- AttributedSaudi Arabia
France: troops and air-defence equipment sent to protect Saudi sites near Yanbu
Sada El Balad quoted French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin as saying Paris has already sent troops and defensive equipment to protect Saudi infrastructure near Yanbu from attacks launched from Yemen. The outlet said President Macron, meeting the Saudi crown prince, stressed French participation in the kingdom's defence efforts. We found no official French statement in this window specifying the size of the force.
Source: elbalad.news - AttributedTaiz
Government: efforts under way to open a relief route into Taiz within days
Minister Nayef al-Bakri told Asharq Al-Awsat the government is working with local authorities, humanitarian organisations and international partners to open a road through one of the main entrances to Taiz. He said a convoy carrying fuel, medicines and essential supplies is being prepared. Neither the route nor an exact date was given.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat