
葉門叛軍青年運動與沙國聯軍戰火升溫,全面包圍全國第3大城塔伊茲,切斷交通並加劇當地糧食與物資短缺。
葉門叛軍青年運動全面包圍全國第3大城塔伊茲,戰火升溫致使交通受阻、物資短缺。青年運動同時向亞丁總統府發射飛彈,葉門內戰自今年7月重燃後持續惡化。
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葉門內戰自2014年爆發,沙烏地聯軍於2015年介入,雙方於2022年停火後於今年7月重燃戰火。
(中央社吉達16日綜合外電報導)葉門叛軍「青年運動」(Houthi,也被稱胡塞武裝)與沙烏地阿拉伯領導的聯軍戰火升溫。目前青年運動已全面包圍位於葉門西南部的全國第3大城塔伊茲(Taiz)。
英國「金融時報」指出,由於塔伊茲扼守紅海沿岸與葉門南部的交通樞紐,一旦失守,將讓青年運動取得直逼葉門政府當局目前所在地亞丁(Aden)的進軍通道。
青年運動9月從位於葉門北部的根據地沿紅海海岸發動閃電攻擊,接連攻下戰略港市摩卡(Mocha)、奪得曼德海峽(Bab al-Mandeb Strait)關鍵咽喉的裴林島(Perim Island),掐住紅海門戶之餘更幾已奪下葉門整個臨紅海的海岸線。
青年運動這幾天又已包圍塔伊茲,塔伊茲所有進出要道都已成為前線。當地居民表示,目前只有少數汽車和貨運卡車能穿越城南激烈的交戰區進出城市。居民紛紛稱戰事來得太快,根本來不及逃往安全地區,當地的糧食、藥品和燃料也日益短缺。
葉門內戰延宕多年,背後有伊朗支持的青年運動於2014年占領葉門首都沙那(Sanaa)及北部許多地區;以沙烏地阿拉伯為首的阿拉伯聯軍隔年3月軍事介入,幫助獲國際承認的葉門政府,雙方後於2022年達成停火協議。
然隨沙烏地今夏空襲沙那機場後,平息近4年的葉門內戰今年7月重燃戰火。青年運動除快速向南推進,從支持葉門政府的部隊手中奪下摩卡及曼德海峽控制權,同時也往北空襲沙烏地能源設施與機場,接連給沙國沉重打擊。
沙烏地支持的葉門政府本月展開反攻。分析人士指出,儘管政府軍在曼德海峽與摩卡周邊有所進展,但多處重要據點仍在青年運動手裡。
葉門國營的薩巴新聞社(Saba)報導,青年運動15日向南部城市亞丁的總統府建築群發射飛彈,造成數名警衛死傷。這也是內戰重燃以來,青年運動首次攻擊位於亞丁的葉門政府所在地的馬希克宮(al-Maashiq Palace)。
而塔伊茲長期以來一直也是青年運動的攻擊目標;青年運動曾於2015年封鎖當地。
美國智庫新美國基金會(New America Foundation)研究員巴龍(Adam Baron)表示,控制塔伊茲兼具象徵意義和重要戰略價值。
他說:「塔伊茲一直是抵抗青年運動的重要據點,也是總統阿里米(Rashad al-Alimi)故鄉。青年運動拿下塔伊茲將能拔除這根眼中釘,消除後顧之憂。」
政府軍未能有效阻止青年運動推進,如今讓對方控制塔伊茲周邊大片鄉村地區。許多鄉村居民逃進塔伊茲市區,使當地本就嚴峻的人道危機雪上加霜。
世界糧食計劃署(WFP)指出,自葉門危機爆發以來,塔伊茲收容的流離失所人數最多。世界糧食計劃署表示,目前有超過60萬仰賴人道援助者無法獲得救助。
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青年運動將持續鞏固對塔伊茲周邊地區的包圍
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