21 Yemenis Killed in Clashes and Unreported Casualties in Saudi-Led Air Strikes, May 30-June 3, 2019

June 3, 2019


A Yemeni Houthi drone, file, June 3, 2019	Yemeni fighters in Aden, May 31, 2019

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The following news stories are from the Yemeni independent website Al-Masdar ( http://www.almasdaronline.com/category/42 ):

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Houthi announces targeting of military parade in Aden with a drone

June 3, 2019, ALMASDARONLINE ٠٣ يونيو ٢٠١٩

The so-called "Drones Air Force" of the Houthi group targeted a military parade of troops at the Ras Abbas camp in the interim capital of Aden in the southern part of the country, said media, speaking on behalf of the Houthi militias.

The attack was carried out by a 2k Qasef Drone on a ceremony and parade at the Ras Abbas camp in Aden, confirming the success of the attack and being carried out after intelligence monitoring, according to the militia's “Al-Masirah” channel.

On the one hand, local media in the interim capital of Aden and satellite channels belonging to the Arab Coalition for the support of legality in Yemen said that air defenses dropped the plane during its flight in the sky of the camp, before achieving its objectives.

The methods indicated that there were no human or material damage

Dhamar Hospital receives 16 bodies of Houthi gunmen killed in Taiz clashes

June 2, 2019, ALMASDARONLINE ٠٢ يونيو ٢٠١٩

The Dhamar General Hospital refrigerator on Saturday received some of 16 bodies of dead Houthi gunmen killed in Taiz, sources in Dhamar said.

The sources added that some 16 bodies for the killing of Houthis were admitted in the refrigerator of Dhamar General Hospital.

Clashes have escalated over the past few days on a number of fronts in the vicinity of Taiz City, southwest of Yemen, and Al-Masdar online reported the killing of a Houthi field commander from Dhamar Province and a group of militants who were accompanying him.

Three civilians killed including a woman and others wounded by al-Houthi shelling and snipping west of al-Dale

June 2, 2019, ALMASDARONLINE ٠٢ يونيو ٢٠١٩

Local sources in Al-Dale province, southern Yemen, reported that civilian killed and injuried by a shelling carried out by al-Houthi militias in areas of the Qa’tabbah district.

Sources told Al-Masdar online that three citizens were killed and seven others injured as a result of the shelling, while a woman, "Qibla Abdallah Ali Sharaf," was shot dead by a militia sniper, next to her house in Hajar district, in the Duki Habbel al-Dhabeh, west of al-Dale province.

The sources added that the citizens, Obeid Mohammed Muthanna and Yasser al-Al Juneidi, were killed by indiscriminate shelling on their homes in the village of al-Qaflah and Shakhab west of Qa’tabbah, and seven others were injured.

The incidents came a few days after three women were killed by the al-Houthi militia, in a number of towns in the district of Qa’tabbah, west of Al-Dale.

In another context, a local source said that the homes of citizens were looted by soldiers counted on government forces in the area of Shkhab west of Qa’tabbah amid widespread resentment among the citizens.

In the area of Shakhab, the Houthi militia recovered some of the positions controlled by the government forces in the past hours, amid heavy fighting between the two sides and the deaths and injuries of both parties.

Another Houthi leader killed after three other leaders in northern Taiz

June 1, 2019, ALMASDARONLINE ٠١ يونيو ٢٠١٩

Battles of the past days have claimed the lives of a large number of Houthi and field commanders in the outskirts of Taiz city in southwestern Yemen.

A local source told al-Masdar online that the leader, Suleiman Abdul Rahman Saddam al-Hashemi, was killed two days ago in the northwestern city of Taiz, and his body will be buried on Saturday in his hometown of Taiziah directorate.

Suleiman Abdul Rahman, aka "Abu Nejad", the security supervisor of the Houthi militias north of Taiz city, and Abu Mohammed, the field commander of the Houthis in Jabal al-Waish, north of the city were also killed.

In addition, al-Houthi leader and security supervisor in Dhamar Province, Abu Akram al-amari, was killed on Friday with a group of Houthi gunmen north of Taiz city.

Last week there were fierce battles with artillery shelling north and west of Taiz City, during which more than 30 al-Houthi militias, including four leaders, and 50 were injured , according to government forces estimates.

Aden.. on killed and several wounded in clashes between Crater police and security belt forces

May 31, 2019, ALMASDARONLINE ٣١ مايو ٢٠١٩

A local source told Al-Masdar online that a security force soldier was killed and others injured on Friday evening in light-and medium-weapons confrontations between Crater police and others following the security belt in the interim capital of Aden (south of the country).

The clashes in the Old City (Crater) left at least one dead and several wounded, among security forces of Crater police and gunmen who were discharged from the "20 " Camp of the security belt, which led by Imam Al-Nubi, the source said.

According to the source, the clashes took place against the backdrop of the killing of a young man named Omar Bassel in the 20th Camp two days ago, and a local resident told "Al-Masdar online" that residents belonging to the neighborhood of the young man participated with their weapons in the confrontations.

Airstrikes of coalition fighters target sites and gatherings of al-Houthi militants in Al-Dale

May 30, 2019, ALMASDARONLINE ٣٠ مايو ٢٠١٩

Arab coalition fighters on Wednesday night launched airstrikes on the sites and gatherings of the Houthi militia in the southern Yemeni province of al-Dale.

According to field sources, coalition fighters launched several raids targeting the Houthis and sites believed to be weapons stores for the Houthi militias.

According to the sources, the raids targeted the positions of al-Houthi militias in Jabal Nasah in Murais, the militia barracks in Zubairiat and Salim north of Qa’tabah District, north of Al-Dale province.

Local residents reported that explosions were heard following an air raid targeting Houthis sites near al-Fakher area, and the explosions are believed to be caused by the shelling of Houthi weapons and ammunition depots.

The raids came a day after coalition fighter airstrikes targeted al-Houthi positions and gatherings in the Qa’tabah district, while other airstrikes targeted government forces ' positions, one of which targeted the special Forces camp of the Ibb-al-Alla'lah axis, which was freed by government forces last week.

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