Houthis continue their violations against citizens of Taiz

The terrorist Houthi militia in Yemen continues its violations against the Yemeni people, as on Wednesday, January 6, it stormed the governorate of Taiz in southern Yemen, claiming that it was searching for people it said were loyal to the country’s legitimate government, and it also blew up about 20 houses and killed 14 people, including a child and two women, according to an official statement by the state and some Yemeni newspapers, including New Yemen.
New violation
New Yemen said in a report that the Houthis invaded the town
of Al-Hamiyah in Taiz after it was besieged by military crews, armored vehicles
and heavy machinery, while the tribal militants were dispersed relying on a
street war between Al-Sittin Street and Al-Hima.
The newspaper added that the people rose up after the
militia detained the town's sheikhs after they requested consultation and
launched a campaign under violent artillery cover under the pretext of
searching for one of the elements associated with the legitimate government, in
addition to the mass arrests of dozens, including young people.
Abuses continue
For the third day in a row, Houthi elements continued to
attack the town of Al-Hamiyah, Taiz, as they cut off the communication network
in the area, according to New Yemen.
In the same context, the legitimate government condemned the
Houthi attack on the residents of the town, and Yemeni activists called on the
army forces in Taiz governorate to intervene to protect civilians by completing
the liberation of the area from the grip of the terrorist militia.
It is noteworthy that the Houthi militia still controls
large areas east and north of the city of Taiz, taking the Al-Hawban area as a
main center for managing its coup in the governorate, in conjunction with its
continued siege of the city for more than five years.
From time to time, skirmishes take place between the
government army forces and the Houthi militia on the contact lines in Taiz
governorate, accompanied by artillery shelling by the militia on the
neighborhoods of the city, which caused the killing and wounding of hundreds of
civilians.
This is despite the signing of the Stockholm Agreement by
the government and the Houthis in late 2018, including the understandings it
contained about the situation in the city of Taiz, although no action has been
reached regarding the opening of the outlets and ending the siege imposed on
the governorate.
Documented violations of Taiz
The Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations
in Yemen had earlier reported that it had documented 73 violations and crimes
against humanity committed by the Houthi militia against civilians, property
and facilities in three directorates in Taiz Governorate within seven weeks.
The violations of the pro-Iranian militia during the period
from November 1 to December 19, 2020 included the districts of Salh and
Al-Muzaffar, where citizens were killed and injured, and the Houthis caused
partial or total damage to 25 facilities and public properties, according to
the report.