Yemen and the region
Houthis claim drone downing in Taiz; report details 8 strikes west of city
A newly published Houthi statement claims a Saudi drone was shot down over Taiz, without independent verification. A local report adds a strike count and locations west of the city; there is no evidence that these represent an additional wave beyond earlier reporting.
Summary
- AttributedYahya Saree, quoted by Breaking the News: a Saudi Wing Loong II drone was shot down over Taiz.
- AttributedAl-Mashhad al-Yemeni cites Taiz military command on 8 strikes around Jabal Han and al-Dhabab, with no casualty toll.
- UnverifiedNeither the drone downing nor the strike results have been independently verified; the added details do not establish an additional wave.
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- AttributedTaiz
Houthis claim to have downed a Saudi Wing Loong II drone
Breaking the News quotes Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree as saying the group shot down a Saudi Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone over Taiz. He says it was conducting what he described as hostile operations and was brought down using appropriate weaponry. This is a claim by a party to the conflict; neither the downing nor the aircraft’s identity has been independently verified, and the article read contains no Saudi response.
Source: breakingthenews.net - AttributedWestern Taiz
Update: report details 8 strikes near Jabal Han and al-Dhabab west of Taiz
Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni reports 8 airstrikes on Houthi positions and concentrations around Jabal Han and al-Dhabab west of Taiz. It quotes the Taiz military command’s media centre as saying the strikes targeted fortifications and positions and scored direct hits, without giving a casualty toll. The new details are the count, locations and attribution to the command, following an earlier breaking report about strikes west of the city; a separate wave cannot be established, and the results have not been independently verified.
Source: almashhad.news