Yemen front and the region
Houthi media accuse Saudi Arabia of striking a residential area in Shuub, Sanaa
Houthi-run media reported a Saudi strike on a residential neighbourhood in Sanaa's Shuub district that, according to local sources, injured two women and two children. In the same window the Houthis announced the capture of a Brigade 34 officer in Lahj, and a tribal account reported a man killed in al-Hazm. We have not independently verified any of these accounts.
Summary
- AttributedHouthi media: Saudi strike on a residential area in Shuub, Sanaa, injured two women and two children; no coalition response found.
- AttributedThe Houthis announce the capture of Colonel Ali Nasser Omaira on the Madharaba front, with conflicting descriptions of his rank and brigade.
- UnverifiedTribal sources: Omar al-Salmi killed in al-Hazm, al-Jawf; tribes from Taiz set up a camp demanding the killers be caught.
- UnverifiedA relayed report says more than 40 local elders in Hays were held for ideological courses; the original source was not found.
Injured in the Shuub account: two women and two children
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- UnverifiedHodeidah
Relayed report of local elders held in Hays for ideological courses
Al-Montasaf, in a relayed item, said the Houthis summoned more than 40 local elders in Hays district, confiscated their phones and put them through a week-long course, citing local sources. We could not find the original source or its date, nor a Houthi response, so we keep it unverified.
Source: almontasaf.net - AttributedSanaa
Houthi media: Saudi strike on a residential area in Shuub, Sanaa
The Houthi-run 26 September site, citing local sources, said Saudi aircraft struck a residential neighbourhood in Shuub in central Sanaa, injuring two women and two children. Yemeni News Portal repeated the same account. We found no coalition comment by the end of our search, and the target and extent of damage were not specified. The Sanaa-based Saba page reporting the injuries was blocked to our retrieval.
Source: 26sep.net yemnews.net - Unverifiedal-Jawf
Account of a man killed and his car seized in al-Hazm
Khabar agency, citing tribal sources, said gunmen killed Omar al-Salmi in Houthi-held al-Hazm on Saturday after he refused to hand over his car. Al-Sahil al-Gharbi later reported that tribes from Taiz set up a camp in al-Hazm to demand the culprits be caught. Houthi authorities have not commented, and the gunmen have not been identified. We could not establish that the two outlets are independent or confirm the account independently.
Source: khabaragency.net alsahil.net - AttributedLahj
Houthis announce capture of Colonel Ali Nasser Omaira in Madharaba
The Houthis announced on Saturday evening the capture of Colonel Ali Nasser Omaira, and accounts circulated a clip in which he says he was taken prisoner. Yemeni News Portal describes him as chief of staff of Brigade 34 of the Guards of the Republic, while RT says he belongs to government forces and recalls reports on 7 November that the Brigade 34 commander was captured in Tur al-Bahah. We did not view the clip and found no government comment.
Source: yemnews.net a5r5br.net