Child Killed, Two Civilians Wounded by Houthi Snipers in Taiz Countryside

A 12-year-old child was killed and two female civilians were injured by Houthi militia snipers in three villages in the Taiz governorate countryside, southwestern Yemen.

Human rights and local sources reported that militia snipers targeted civilians in the villages of Al-Dumnah and Al-Dhanib in the Aqrosh district of the Al-Masrakh directorate, and the village of Al-Jabali in the Sabr Al-Mawadim directorate. The attacks resulted in three casualties.

The deceased child, Omar Ammar Mohammed Abdulghani, aged 12, from Al-Jabali village in Sabr Al-Mawadim directorate, was reportedly shot and killed by a Houthi sniper while herding sheep.

The sniper attack also resulted in injuries to 17-year-old Haneen Taha Saeed Hazam and 35-year-old Amina Abdulhakim Al-Saghir, both residents of Al-Dumnah village in the Al-Masrakh directorate.

This incident is part of a pattern of continuous sniping operations and targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure by Houthi militia snipers in various areas of Taiz governorate. The lack of a decisive stance from international and human rights organizations regarding these violations, and the absence of clear condemnations commensurate with the ongoing civilian casualties, have been noted.