Taiz: Woman Killed, Five Civilians Wounded in Houthi Shelling and Sniper Attacks

Yemen Monitor / Newsroom: A woman was killed and five civilians, including two children, were wounded on Friday in Houthi shelling and sniper attacks in several areas of Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, local sources said. The sources said Fakiha Abduljaleel Sufyan, 51, was killed by a Houthi sniper in the village of Al-Amad, in the Al-Aqroud subdistrict of Al-Misrakh district. Five civilians were also wounded in shelling and sniper attacks in the districts of Al-Misrakh and Jabal Habashi, including two children aged 15 and eight, the sources added. The wounded were identified as Mohammed Khaled Abdulghani Ahmed, 15; Karima Abdulraqeeb Mohammed Ibrahim, 35; Dina Abdullah Abduljaleel, 25; Nouf Mohammed Ahmed AbdulFattah, eight; and Iman Abdulbasit Mahmoud Abdulhamid, 30. The injuries included gunshot wounds and shrapnel wounds to the abdomen, limbs and other parts of their bodies, the sources said. Taiz province periodically witnesses shelling and sniper attacks targeting residential areas, resulting in civilian casualties. The post Taiz: Woman Killed, Five Civilians Wounded in Houthi Shelling and Sniper Attacks appeared first on Yemen Monitor.