Yemen and the Red Sea

Al-Hayyar, Sabr al-Mawadim, Taiz: Al-Masirah says a shell fired by Saudi-backed forces kills a man and his daughter

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Al-Hayyar, Sabr al-Mawadim district, Taiz (district reference; village unresolved)
Actors
Yemen (internationally recognized government) · Houthis
Importance
Standard

A man and his daughter were killed by a shell fired by Saudi-backed forces in the Al-Hayyar area of Sabr al-Mawadim district, Taiz governorate, on 19 October 2026, Al-Masirah's Taiz correspondent reported. The victims were not named. No Saudi or coalition statement on the incident was read.

  • Fatalities: Best 2 · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Taiz correspondent: citizen and his daughter killed by shell from Saudi-backed concentrations in Al-Hayyar, Sabr al-Mawadim · A man and his daughter killed, per Al-Masirah.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Taiz correspondent: citizen and his daughter killed by shell from Saudi-backed concentrations in Al-Hayyar, Sabr al-Mawadim, Taiz correspondent: citizen and his daughter killed by shell in Al-Hayyar, Sabr al-Mawadim

Houthi-run media report (X and Telegram) from its Taiz correspondent; firing unit and weapon type not stated; not independently verified.