Yemen and the region
Military claims from southern Taiz as Marib seminar calls for civilian protection
Pro-government outlets reported claims of a repelled Houthi attack and losses in southern Taiz, without independent verification of the toll. A seminar in Marib called for the siege to be lifted, while Britain’s prime minister discussed efforts to de-escalate and reopen Hormuz.
Summary
- AttributedA military source reported a repelled attack at Ras al-Naqil and Houthi losses; the toll is not independently verified.
- ConfirmedMatching reports described a Marib seminar calling for civilian protection and supply routes to Taiz to be opened.
- AttributedReuters quoted Burnham on efforts to de-escalate and help reopen Hormuz; no reopening was announced.
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- AttributedStrait of Hormuz
Burnham says Britain is seeking de-escalation and helping to reopen Hormuz
Reuters quoted British Prime Minister Andy Burnham as saying his country was working to de-escalate the situation and help fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He said he had discussed the issue with the US president the previous week. The statement did not announce a new agreement or an actual resumption of shipping.
Source: swissinfo.ch - ConfirmedMarib and Taiz
Marib seminar calls for Taiz siege to be lifted and civilians protected
Al-Asimah Online and Okaz reported that the Communication Programme with Yemeni Scholars held a seminar in Marib calling for international action to protect civilians and lift restrictions on supply routes to Taiz. Participants discussed the siege’s humanitarian and legal dimensions and urged guaranteed aid access. The confirmation concerns the seminar and its demands, not the lifting of the siege or the arrival of new aid.
Source: alasimahonline.com okaz.com.sa - AttributedTaiz and Kahboub
Pro-government sources report repelled attack in al-Aqroudh and Houthi losses
Al-Sahil al-Gharbi quoted a military source as saying army and resistance forces repelled a Houthi attack at Ras al-Naqil on the al-Aqroudh front, killing or wounding more than 30 people. Tihama 24 reported a vehicle burned in Sinmat, while Al-Sahil al-Gharbi reported the death of Houthi commander Hisham al-Jaashi in Kahboub. These accounts and their tolls could not be independently verified, and their figures are not added to earlier totals. Two air strikes on al-Ashaab were not counted as new because they appeared in the previous edition.