Taez

Yemeni forces make gains against Houthi militia in several areas

Taez - Muslimchronicle

Several areas in Yemen, including the al-Baydaa province, continue to witness persistent conflict where resistance fighters have targeted Houthi-militia sites. In Hamdan governorate, north of the capital Sanaa, clashes continue between tribesmen loyal to the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthi militia. The mlitia attempted to break into al-Hattab village in the governorate. They also arrested six tribalRead more

Saudi-led air raids kill 68 Yemen civilians in one day

Sanaa - Muslimchronicle

Sixty-eight Yemeni civilians were killed in two separate air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition in one day, the UN humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said on Thursday. The first air strike on Tuesday hit a "crowded popular market" in Taez province, killing 54 civilians including eight children and wounding 32 others, the UN official said in a statement.Read more

Yemen’s insurgents shell Taiz killing four children

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Yemeni government has called on the international community and right groups to condemn Al Houthi crimes in the city of Taiz and mount more pressure on rebels to stop their deadly shelling of the densely city. The government’s appeal comes hours after shells fired by Al Houthi fighters exploded in Beir Basha district in the city of Taiz, killing fourRead more

Rebel shelling kills four children in Yemen third city

Aden - Muslimchronicle

Rebel shelling of a residential neighbourhood of Yemen's third-largest city Taez killed four boys aged between seven and 15, a local official said on Tuesday. The city is largely in the hands of the Saudi-backed government but has been a key battlefield in the conflict that has gripped Yemen since March 2015 as the rebels hold much of the surroundingRead more

20 Yemeni civilians reported dead in air strike

Aden - Muslimchronicle

An air raid in Yemen has killed at least 20 people mostly from the same family, the UN and witnesses said Wednesday, the latest in a series of suspected strikes on civilians by a Saudi-led coalition. The attack on Tuesday afternoon hit a group of civilians in the Mawza district of the southwestern province of Taez, a statement by theRead more

Yemen’s leader says they will liberate the Yemeni territories

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Yemen’s army expressed its confidence to liberate the Yemeni city controlled by the Houthi insurgents and other forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, saying that they managed to liberate large swaths of the Yemeni territories from the insurgents. Yemeni military Chief of Staff Mohamed Al Makdeshi stressed his confidence that his army is able to restore large numberRead more

Desperate Yemenis risk illness eating expired foods

Aden - Arab Today

Early one morning, nine-year-old Ahmed Al Zikri collapsed at home with stomach pains and vomiting. His mother gave him milk to settle his stomach but it only made him worse. When hours passed with no improvement in Ahmed’s condition, his father Ali borrowed a neighbour’s car and took his son to hospital in Al Maafer, 50 kilometres away their homeRead more

Yemen’s children suffer untold damage

Taez - Arab Today

Nine-year-old Ghaida Mazen used to be polite and obedient child. But when she lost her friend Ayesha, 8, to Houthi rebel shelling in Taez last August, everything changed. "We did not shock her with the news of the killing but she found out from her friends and then she started to ask questions such as, ‘Where is Ayesha now? WhatRead more

UN aid chief 'denied passage' to Yemen's Taez

Taez - ِArab Today

UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien was "denied passage" on Tuesday to Yemen's third largest city Taez where government loyalists are besieged by Shiite Huthi rebels, a UN statement said. "O'Brien's convoy was denied passage at the final checkpoint before crossing the frontline" into Taez, said a statement by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). He wasRead more