A woman and five civilians, including a woman and a young girl, were killed and injured in a Houthi shelling and sniper attack in the Sabir al-Mawadim district southeast of Taiz, Yemen. The incident occurred on October 17, 2026, according to Al Jazeera, citing Yemeni media reports. The attack targeted residential properties and villages in the al-Shaqab area.
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A woman and five civilians, including a woman and a young girl, were killed and injured i…: A woman and five civilians, including a woman and a young girl, were killed and injured in a Houthi shelling and sniper attack in the Sabir al-Mawadim district southeast of Taiz, Yemen.
The incident occurred on October 17, 2026, according to Al Jazeera, citing Yemeni media r…: The incident occurred on October 17, 2026, according to Al Jazeera, citing Yemeni media reports.
The attack targeted residential properties and villages in the al-Shaqab area.: The attack targeted residential properties and villages in the al-Shaqab area.
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Woman killed, five civilians injured in Houthi shelling and sniper fire
17 October 2026 06:37 BST
Houthi shelling and sniper fire killed a woman and injured five civilians, including a woman and a young girl, in the Sabir al-Mawadim district southeast of Taiz, Al Jazeera reported, citing Yemeni media report.
Citing a statement from the Taiz Human Rights Centre, the report said that the casualties occurred during an attack targeting residential properties and villages in the al-Shaqab area.
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