More than twenty civilians were killed and seventy-five wounded in the shelling of a busy market in Taiz, including a member of an international aid group. Witnesses said the attack on the market took place on November 17 and in an area under rebel control. It was not immediately clear who fired at the market (Washington Post)
More than Seven Thousand Killed in Yemen, WHO Says
The World Health Organization said that the twenty-month war in Yemen has killed more than 7,070 people and wounded 36,818 (Al Jazeera)
U.S. Envoy: “No Military Solution” to Yemen Conflict
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power told the Security Council, “It should be clear that there is absolutely no military solution” to the conflict between the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels (Guardian)
Airstrikes by Saudi-led Coalition Kill Over Forty in Yemeni Port City
Fighter jets from a Saudi-led coalition struck a security facility in Hodeidah, killing over forty prisoners and security officers, Yemeni officials and local news report (Washington Post)
Fighting Continues Despite Peace Proposal
Yemeni army units backed by an Arab coalition attacked positions held by Houthi rebels in a strategic province east of the capital Sana’a, a day after a UN envoy delivered a peace proposal to the Iran-allied rebels (Reuters)
Airstrikes Resume After Ceasefire Expires
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen resumed airstrikes against Houthi rebel targets, hours after a three-day humanitarian ceasefire expired (Reuters)
Iran Reportedly Increases Weapons Transfers to Houthi Rebels
Iran has reportedly increased its weapons transfers to Houthi rebels, according to U.S., Western, and Iranian officials. Much of the smuggling has reportedly occurred through Oman (Reuters)
UN Announces Three-Day Cease-Fire in Yemen
UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced a three-day cease-fire in Yemen as international pressure for a political resolution has increased (Middle East Eye)
U.S., UK Call for Immediate Yemen Cease-Fire
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called for an immediate cease-fire between the Saudi-led pro-government coalition and Houthi rebels (Wall Street Journal)
Houthi Spokesman Denies Missile Attack on U.S. Ship
A military spokesman for the Houthi rebels in Yemen denied any role in targeting U.S. vessels in the Red Sea and offered to collaborate with an investigation into the incident (Guardian)
The spokesman also condemned a U.S. attack on rebel radar stations as a Pentagon spokesman said the United States does not “seek a wider role in the conflict” (Wall Street Journal)
U.S., Iran Increase Military Action Around Yemen
Iran dispatched two warships to the Gulf of Aden, Iranian media reported, after the United States said it had fired three cruise missiles at radar stations in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels (Middle East Eye)
The strikes mark the first time the United States has become directly militarily involved in the war in Yemen
U.S. Navy Destroyer Target of Missile Attack From Yemen
A U.S. Navy destroyer has been targeted in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, a U.S. military spokesman says. Two missiles failed to hit the U.S. Navy ship after being launched on October 9 (Al Jazeera)
Airstrikes on Yemen Funeral Kill at Least 140 People
More than 140 people were killed and more than 525 wounded when air strikes hit a funeral ceremony in Sana’a. Houthi rebels blamed the attack on the Saudi-led coalition. The dead and wounded include senior military and security officials from the ranks of the Shia Houthi rebels (Guardian)
Houthis Name Abdel-Aziz Saleh Habtour as PM
Houthi fighters in Yemen say they are establishing their own government to rival the internationally recognized administration of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Saleh al-Sammad, head of the supreme political council, appointed Abdel Aziz Saleh Habtour “prime minister.” Habtour is a former governor of the southern port city of Aden and a member of the political bureau of Saleh’s General People’s Congress (Al Jazeera)
Rights Groups Criticize Limited Inquiry into Yemen
The United Nations declined to set up an independent probe into violations in the ongoing conflict in Yemen and instead reached a deal in which UN investigators will be attached to a team from the Yemeni government (Reuters)
Houthi Rebels Suspected of Attack in Gulf of Aden
The United Kingdom vessel was free of damage and the crew safe; the United States responded with several retaliatory strikes, destroying five drone boats and an additional drone (AP)