Yemen front and the region
Houthis claim strikes in Lahj amid reports of casualties and blocked waste trucks in Taiz
Houthi-aligned media reported missile strikes in Lahj and casualties in Taiz, without independent verification of the outcomes. A local report that waste trucks were turned back conflicts with an earlier Houthi announcement that routes were open. Government-run Saba announced electricity-sector oversight in Aden and financial talks with Britain.
Summary
- AttributedHouthi media quote Yahya Saree as claiming strikes on gatherings in Ras al-Arah and al-Mudarabah; the results and losses remain independently unverified.
- AttributedHouthi-aligned 26 September reports two killed and six injured in al-Shamayatayn and al-Misrakh; there is no independent casualty count.
- DisputedAl-Mashhad al-Yemeni reports waste trucks being sent back into Taiz, while an earlier Houthi announcement offered routes out; actual passage remains unresolved.
- ConfirmedGovernment-run Saba announces a visit to al-Mansoura power station and talks with the British ambassador; neither announcement establishes improved services or new funding disbursements.
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- DisputedTaiz
Conflicting accounts over waste trucks leaving Taiz
Al-Mashhad al-Yemeni, citing local sources, said the Houthis today blocked waste trucks accompanied by deputy governor Ilan Abdulhaq and sent them back into the city. Ahmed al-Masawi, the Houthi-appointed governor, said yesterday that three routes to the Sharab junction landfill were ready and called on the other side to open them. The earlier announcement does not establish that trucks passed today; neither the location of the obstruction nor whether the accounts concern the same routes has been independently resolved.
Source: almashhad.news 26sep.net - AttributedLahj
Houthi media quote Saree as claiming strikes in Ras al-Arah and al-Mudarabah
Houthi-aligned 26 September published a statement attributed to Yahya Saree claiming ballistic-missile strikes on gatherings in Ras al-Arah and al-Mudarabah that it described as linked to a Saudi officer. It claimed dozens were killed or injured, including commanders, without names or a documented toll. The strikes, losses and execution time have not been independently verified; the timestamp records publication of the account, not proof of when an attack occurred.
Source: 26sep.net - AttributedTaiz
26 September reports two killed and six injured in al-Shamayatayn and al-Misrakh
Houthi-aligned 26 September said an airstrike it attributed to Saudi aircraft killed two people, including a woman, and injured five others, including three children, in Khasha village in al-Shamayatayn. It said another strike in al-Misrakh injured one person and damaged his home. There is no independent medical confirmation of the toll or verification of responsibility, and the report provides no precise incident time; these figures must not be added to potentially overlapping earlier counts.
Source: 26sep.net - ConfirmedYemen and Britain
Saba announces Yemeni-British financial talks in Riyadh
Government-run Saba said Finance Minister Marwan bin Ghanem discussed economic and financial developments and support for state institutions with British Ambassador Abda Sharif. The meeting addressed reforms and the IMF staff-monitored programme, according to the agency. Confirmation concerns the official announcement of the meeting; the report includes neither a new pledge of a specified amount nor proof of funds being disbursed.
Source: sabanew.net - ConfirmedAden
Saba announces al-Zindani visit to al-Mansoura station and electricity maintenance review
Government-run Saba said Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani visited the electricity ministry and al-Mansoura power station in Aden and called for faster maintenance and more efficient operations. It quoted him as saying funding had been allocated for maintenance and upgrades, without specifying an amount or publishing disbursement records. This confirms the official announcement, not completed maintenance, increased generation or improved service during the window.
Source: sabanew.net