Anadolu Agency reported that the Taiz Human Rights Center counted 136 civilian deaths and injuries in Yemen’s Taiz governorate from Nov. 1-12, including 43 children.
The center said 51 civilians were killed and 85 injured. It attributed the attacks to Houthi forces, according to Anadolu.
In the center’s breakdown, 13 children and three women were among those killed. It counted 30 children and 16 women among the injured. The center listed landmines, sniper fire, other gunfire, artillery shelling and ballistic missiles as causes of the casualties.
The center identified incidents at Al-Najd market, Al-Athawer village and Al-Hadara popular market. It said 43 civilians died and 30 were injured in those incidents. The locations are in Al-Misrakh, Haifan and Al-Wazi’iyah districts, respectively.
The center called for an independent investigation into the reported incidents and urged the United Nations and international community to help protect civilians in Taiz. Anadolu said fighting had intensified from July, ending a period of relative calm that began in April 2022.
