Yemen and the Red Sea

Sinah, central Taiz: Yemeni government media say a Houthi Katyusha rocket kills a girl and wounds eight on 20 October

ATTACK
Location
Sinah, Al-Mudhaffar district, central Taiz city (estimated)
Actors
Houthis
Importance
Standard

A rocket fired by Houthi forces hit the densely populated Sinah area of central Taiz city on 20 October 2026, killing a girl and wounding eight people including women and children and destroying two houses, the Yemeni government news agency Saba said, citing a military source and a medical source; the military source said a Katyusha rocket was fired from Houthi positions on Jabal al-Wa'ash north of the city. Al-Mahriah relayed the Saba report and Basha Report also reported eight wounded in Sinah. Al Bawaba, citing local sources and preliminary reports, gave a higher toll of at least nine killed and 14 wounded across Sinah, Asafir and Jabal Jarran; that figure conflicts with Saba's and is not used as the event's toll. No Houthi statement on the attack was read.

  • Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Girl killed, 8 civilians injured in Houthi shelling on Taiz · A girl, per Saba's medical source.
  • Injuries: Best 8 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Girl killed, 8 civilians injured in Houthi shelling on Taiz, Houthi shelling reportedly struck civilians in the Sinah area of Taiz; at least eight wounded · Including women and children, per Saba; Basha Report also says eight.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Girl killed, 8 civilians injured in Houthi shelling on Taiz, Houthi shelling reportedly struck civilians in the Sinah area of Taiz; at least eight wounded

Yemeni government agency Saba via Al-Mahriah, with Basha Report; casualty figures differ between sources (Al Bawaba reports more). Placed at Sinah, Al-Mudhaffar district.