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Houthis report deadly Saudi strikes near Sanaa; tolls differ

Houthi-linked media and officials told BBC, Al Jazeera and SCMP that Saudi or Saudi-led airstrikes near Sanaa killed dozens; reported death tolls range from 25 to 44, and Saudi Arabia had not commented in those accounts.

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  1. New headline Was: “Houthi health officials say Sanaa-area strike death toll rises to 44”
  2. Our desk updated its story
  3. SCMP and BBC are now reporting this
  4. New headline Was: “Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes it blames on Saudi Arabia kill 27 near Yemen capital”
  5. Our desk filed its story
  6. Still developing
  7. Sky News, UPI and The New Indian Express are now reporting this
  8. Our desk updated its story
5 earlier updates
  1. Al Jazeera, WSVN 7 and 2 more are now reporting this
  2. New headline Was: “Houthi health ministry reports 27 dead in strikes near Sanaa”
  3. Now breaking news
  4. New headline Was: “Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes it blames on Saudi Arabia kill 27 near Yemen capital”
  5. Our desk filed its story

Houthi-run media said Saudi airstrikes hit al-Shariyah, east of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing civilians including women and children, the BBC reported1.

Reported death tolls from Houthi sources differ across outlets and updates: BBC and U.S. local reports cited at least 25 dead; Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye cited at least 27; SCMP said Houthi health authorities later put the figure at 44, most of them women and children1,2,3,4,6.

The BBC said there had been no comment from the Saudi-led coalition that backs Yemen’s internationally recognized government1.

Al Jazeera separately reported that Yemeni government forces said they had repelled Houthi assaults in Marib and were pushing in al-Jawf as part of an offensive the government calls Dawn of Yemen3.

The BBC said a truce had broken down after Saudi strikes on Sanaa airport and Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and Red Sea shipping, with major fighting resumed1.

The United Nations, the BBC said, reported more than 1,600 killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed1.

Independent confirmation of the Sanaa-area casualty figures was not in the reporting, and Saudi officials’ account of the al-Shariyah strike was not published in these pieces1,2.

Sources

  1. BBCHouthis say at least 33 killed in Saudi air strike
  2. SCMPAt least 44 people killed in air strike near Yemeni capital, Houthi rebels say
  3. Al JazeeraYemeni gov’t forces report advances as Houthis say deadly strikes hit Sanaa
  4. WSVN 7An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen’s capital, Houthi official says
  5. StuffAn airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says
  6. Middle East EyeSaudi-led strikes kill at least 27 in Yemen's Sanaa, Houthis say

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6 sources
BBCSCMPAl JazeeraStuffMiddle East Eye