Report: 66 Houthi violations in Taiz documented over past 73 hours
A Yemeni rights group has recorded 66 crimes and violations by Houthi militants against civilians and property in Taiz in just 73 hours.
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AIA report by the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms has documented 66 crimes and violations committed by Houthi militants against civilians and civilian property in Taiz province over the past 73 hours.
According to the report, cited by Yemen’s Saba news agency, ongoing Houthi attacks have killed three civilians—two women and a child—and injured 16 others, including four children and 12 women. The report said around 356 projectiles were fired at residential neighborhoods and populated areas, amid an escalation that coincided with a continued blockade and tighter restrictions on civilian movement and the delivery of essential supplies.
The report noted that various neighborhoods and villages in Taiz, including Jara in Al-Masrakh district, Al-Aqroud, Mashra’a and Hadnan, Hasban, Asifra, Al-Mashrah, the central prison area, and villages in Jabal Saber district, have come under sustained shelling and sniper attacks. The escalation is compounded by a siege that worsens residents’ suffering and makes it harder to transport the wounded across rugged mountain roads.
The network held the Houthi militants responsible for the documented attacks and their humanitarian consequences, calling for independent investigations into everyone who planned, ordered, or carried out the violations, including those in leadership positions where applicable. The report stressed that ongoing impunity enables repeated crimes and increases victims’ suffering.
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