Houthis claim control over two areas in Taiz province
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The Shiite Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) announced the establishment of control over the Al-Maafir and Al-Mawasit areas in Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, including the former residence of the head of the Presidential Council, Rashad al-Alimi, after knocking out enemy forces from these areas.
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Why It Matters
Yemen has been in a state of civil war since 2014, when the Houthis captured the capital Sanaa and large parts of the country. The internationally recognized government, backed by the Saudi coalition, controls parts of the country's south and east, including Taiz province.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) announced the establishment of control over two areas in Taiz province.
The Houthis reported that they had driven out enemy formations from the Al-Maafir and Al-Mawasit areas.
DOHA, Oct 5 - RIA Novosti. The ruling Shiite military-political movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) in northern Yemen announced the establishment of control over two areas in Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, including the former residence of the head of the governing presidential council, Rashad al-Alimi.
“Enemy forces have been driven out of the Al-Maafir and Al-Mawasit areas in Taiz province,” the Houthi armed forces said in a statement on the Telegram channel.
The Al-Mawasit region is considered the "small homeland" of the head of the governing presidential council, which governs the territories under the control of the internationally recognized government. The Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV channel showed footage of the seizure of al-Alimi's multi-storey building, on the roof of which Houthi fighters hung a Yemeni flag.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Houthis may try to strengthen their position in the captured areas and expand control over other parts of Taiz province.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Which enemy forces were driven out of the Al-Maafir and Al-Mawasit areas?
- Is there information about casualties among the parties to the conflict as a result of these hostilities?
- How will this development affect the humanitarian situation in Taiz province?
