Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

Houthis accused of escalating attacks in Taiz: 51 killed, 85 wounded in 12 days

Taiz Rights Center reports 51 civilians killed and 85 injured, including women and children, in Houthi attacks on residential areas and markets in Taiz this November.

Houthis accused of escalating attacks in Taiz: 51 killed, 85 wounded in 12 days

According to the Taiz Rights Center, 51 civilians were killed and 85 others injured, including 43 children and 19 women, following Houthi attacks in Taiz province between November 1 and 12. The center documented three separate shelling incidents in densely populated areas of Taiz, resulting in 43 deaths and 30 injuries. The attacks targeted residential areas, markets, an ambulance, and the abduction of workers in the health and education sectors.

Additionally, the center reported the seizure of 40 homes in two residential villages. The Taiz Rights Center has called for an independent investigation by the United Nations and the international community to protect civilians in Taiz province and lift imposed restrictions.

Written by urgent.news from Ajel English's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Read the original at english.ajel.sa →

More in World

Werner Holzer Prize awarded to Katja Gloger and DW's Jaafar Abdul Karim

DW journalist Jaafar Abdul Karim and Russia correspondent Katja Gloger have been awarded the prestigious Werner Holzer Prize for international journalism.

  • Katja Gloger and Jaafar Abdul Karim awarded Werner Holzer Prize
  • Prize honors contributions to foreign correspondence and journalism
  • Ceremony marks Werner Holzer's 100th birthday and press freedom

More from Saturday 14 November →