A report from the Morale Guidance Division of the Yemeni Army’s Taiz Military Axis has disclosed that Houthi forces have been responsible for the deaths of approximately 24,000 civilians in Taiz province since 2015.
According to data released by the division and broadcasted by Yemeni television, these acts of violence have been ongoing from March 21, 2015, to mid-2024.
The report highlights that during this period, the Houthi militias have committed thousands of atrocities by targeting civilians with random shelling and sniper attacks.
These assaults have resulted in the deaths of 4,146 civilians, including 891 children and 466 women.
Additionally, the violence has injured 18,065 others, with 2,176 children and 2,669 women among the wounded.
Furthermore, landmines and improvised explosive devices planted indiscriminately by the Houthis in residential areas and on roads have killed 781 civilians, including 38 children and 23 women, during the same period.
These explosives have also injured 1,308 civilians, comprising 76 children and 30 women.
This continuous conflict in Taiz underscores the severe humanitarian crisis unfolding in Yemen, highlighting the urgent need for international intervention to prevent further civilian casualties.
The recent seizure of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) office in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, by armed Houthi militants has sparked widespread international condemnation.
The militants reportedly expelled local staff and confiscated the office’s contents, actions that are seen as a severe impediment to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Yemeni people.
The United States strongly condemned the Houthi takeover of the UNHCR office, calling it a violation of international standards. Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department, stated that the storming and seizure of the UNHCR office in Sana’a by the Houthis demonstrates their disregard for even the most basic international practices.
Patel emphasized that this incident is part of a broader pattern of aggressive behavior by the Houthis, which includes the detention of UN staff, international organization employees, and diplomats who are working to assist the Yemeni population.
