Nine Civilians, Including Children and Women, Wounded in Houthi Violence in Taiz

Nine civilians, including two children and two women, sustained injuries from sniper fire, shelling, and shooting incidents carried out by the Houthi militia on Sunday in various areas of Taiz Governorate, according to human rights sources.

The sources indicated that the injured suffered varying degrees of wounds after being targeted by the militia's fire in multiple locations, including the districts of Sabr Al-Mawadim and Mashra'a and Haddanan, the Al-Aqroodh area, and the Old Airport. These incidents highlight the ongoing violations against civilians.

Among the injured were Bakil Munir Abdullah Abduljabbar, 17, who was shot in the right shoulder in Al-Najada village, Sabr Al-Mawadim; Raghad Ahmed Mohammed Naji Ismail, 16, who was shot in the right collarbone near the Old Airport; and Mohammed Abdulbari Saeed Ahmed Qasim, 12, who sustained a superficial injury from a ricocheting bullet to the chest in Wadi Al-Bair, Sabr Al-Mawadim.

Adib Hazza Ahmed Al-Sharif, 46, sustained superficial head shrapnel injuries in Al-Najada. Bandar Ali Abdullah Naji, 46, also suffered head shrapnel injuries in Al-Arous. Furthermore, 6-year-old Hilal Abdulmajeed Qasim Abdullah Mohammed was hit by shrapnel from a ricocheting sniper bullet above his left eyebrow in Qahma village, Mashra'a and Haddanan district.

The injured women were Safiyya Abdo Saeed Ahmed, 51, who sustained scattered shrapnel wounds to her right leg, and Samira Ahmed Mahyoub Mohammed Qahtan, 42, who suffered shrapnel injuries across her body after a Houthi sniper targeted a civilian vehicle in Al-Najada village.

In a related incident, 16-year-old Atheel Moath Abdullah Saeed was wounded by Houthi sniper fire in Qahfat Al-Sarm village in the Al-Aqroodh area, southeast of Taiz.

These attacks occur amidst the Houthi militia's continued targeting of residential areas, roads, and civilian vehicles in Taiz Governorate, exacerbating the suffering of residents and endangering their lives, including those of children and women.