Yemeni forces strike Houthi positions as fighting intensifies around Taiz
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Forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government said they carried out nine airstrikes against Houthi positions in Taiz province on Tuesday as fighting intensified around the southwestern city.
The government-affiliated Taiz Military Axis Media Center said five strikes hit the Dhubab area and four targeted al-Masrakh district, targeting fighters and military equipment. It also reported continuing clashes on the al-Shaqab front south of Taiz. The military did not provide details on casualties or damage.
Rights groups and local officials accused the Houthis of shelling populated areas. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom said at least five civilians, including a five-year-old girl, were killed and 17 people injured during the previous 24 hours. Taiz’s Human Rights Ministry office reported six civilian deaths and said seven homes were damaged. The differing tolls could not be independently confirmed.
The UN humanitarian office said 216,000 people had been displaced across Yemen since August, including more than 172,000 from Taiz province, and that aid agencies had reached about 143,000 people with emergency assistance.
Separately, Houthi-run al-Masirah television reported strikes on Kamaran Island, Qanawis district near Hodeida and Jawf province, blaming Saudi Arabia. The Houthis also claimed to have downed a Saudi drone over Saada. Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment.
The latest violence follows renewed nationwide escalation after the relative calm produced by a UN-backed truce in 2022.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs attribution and wording adjusted to match what the sources say about the Taiz strikes and casualty information. - "Forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government carried out nine airstrikes against Houthi positions in Taiz province on Tuesday": The sources attribute the nine airstrikes to claims by the government or army rather than independently establishing them as fact. - "hitting fighters and military equipment": The sources say the strikes targeted Houthi fighters/personnel and military equipment, not that they hit fighters. - "No verified casualty figures from the strikes were available.": The sources say the military did not provide casualty or damage details; they do not establish that no verified casualty figures were available.
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Yemeni forces strike Houthi positions as fighting intensifies around Taiz
Forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government said they carried out nine airstrikes against Houthi positions in Taiz province on Tuesday as fighting intensified around the southwestern city.
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Rights groups and local officials accused the Houthis of shelling populated areas. The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedom said at least five civilians, including a five-year-old girl, were killed and 17 people injured during the previous 24 hours. Taiz’s Human Rights Ministry office reported six civilian deaths and said seven homes were damaged. The differing tolls could not be independently confirmed.
The UN humanitarian office said 216,000 people had been displaced across Yemen since August, including more than 172,000 from Taiz province, and that aid agencies had reached about 143,000 people with emergency assistance.
Separately, Houthi-run al-Masirah television reported strikes on Kamaran Island, Qanawis district near Hodeida and Jawf province, blaming Saudi Arabia. The Houthis also claimed to have downed a Saudi drone over Saada. Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment.
The latest violence follows renewed nationwide escalation after the relative calm produced by a UN-backed truce in 2022.
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