Yemen : 5 Civilians Killed,5 Wounded in Houthi Shelling , Sniper Attacks in Taiz
- 2026-10-27
- 21:10:52
TAIZ– 5 civilians were killed and another 5 injured, including children, in shelling and sniper attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militia against residential villages in the Sabir districts of Yemen's Taiz province, according to an update issued by the province's Office for Siege Affairs.
The office said the casualties were reported in several residential villages in Sabir Al-Mawadim district and other areas of Sabir as a result of indiscriminate shelling and sniper fire that targeted civilians.
According to the statement, those killed were identified as Jamal Jameel Ali Abdulraqeeb, 13; Mohammed Abdulwahid Abdullah Al-Aswad, 14; Louay Hani Abdullah Al-Aswad, 17; Abdullah Hamoud Ahmed Abdulwahab, 50; and Rabee Mohammed Ghalib, 32.
The Office for Siege Affairs also reported that the wounded included Ali Fathi Ali Abdulraqeeb, 17; Abdulqawi Jameel Ali Abdulraqeeb, 13; Kawthar Abdulbaqi Mohammed Saif, 26, who suffered shrapnel wounds to the head; Fahmi, 26, the brother of victim Rabee Mohammed Ghalib; and Salah Saeed Abdullah Qassem, 12, who was shot by a Houthi sniper positioned on Mount Aden.
Local authorities said the attacks form part of a continuing pattern of violence targeting residential communities in the rural areas of Taiz, resulting in civilian casualties, including children.
The Office for Siege Affairs condemned the attacks and warned that ongoing shelling and sniper operations against populated areas continue to threaten civilian lives and deepen the humanitarian suffering of communities across the province.