Yemen front and the region
Conflicting accounts of Athawir strike as army claims gains in Al-Jawf and Taiz
Government-run Saba published an account of the Athawir strike that conflicts with the Houthis over responsibility, with reports of 4 dead and 4 wounded. The government army also claimed gains in Al-Jawf and Taiz and released figures for operations across the fronts. Responsibility for the strike and changes on the ground have not been independently verified.
Summary
- DisputedThe government account blames the Houthis for the Athawir strike, while Sanaa health authorities blame Saudi aircraft; these are not counted as two incidents.
- AttributedThe army spokesman claimed recovered positions in Al-Jawf and gains in Taiz, reporting 1,322 targeting operations and around 340 fighters and commanders neutralised.
- UnverifiedThe military figures and responsibility for the Athawir strike remain independently unverified; these tallies are not added to earlier figures.
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- AttributedAl-Jawf and Taiz
Army claims gains in Al-Jawf and Taiz and releases new operational figures
Saba quoted government armed forces spokesman Majed al-Nuzaili as announcing the recovery of positions in Umm Lafifah, Qurun al-Subayr and Duhaydat al-Aqir in Al-Jawf, alongside gains on fronts in Taiz. The statement reported 1,322 targeting operations across the fronts, around 340 Houthi fighters and commanders neutralised, and 114 vehicles and pieces of military equipment destroyed or disabled. These are the announcing side’s figures, not a verified death toll; neither losses nor lines of control have been independently verified, and the figures are not added to earlier tallies.
Source: sabanew.net - DisputedAthawir - Haifan - Taiz
Government account of Athawir strike conflicts with Houthi account over responsibility
Government-run Saba quoted the Haifan district director as saying a Houthi missile hit Ali Abdulhaq al-Athawri’s house, killing 4 civilians, including 3 children, and wounding 4 others. In contrast, Houthi-run 26 September published a Sanaa health statement at 19:06 UTC reporting 4 dead and 4 wounded in Athawir and blaming Saudi aircraft. The new development is the detailed government account, not another attack; the incident and reported toll were covered earlier, and the two accounts are not added together. Responsibility and the weapon type have not been independently verified, and some details about the wounded differ between accounts.
Source: sabanew.net 26sep.net