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Security Briefing 22042018
Security Briefing
14 April - 22 April
Political situation
Political situation
UN Special Envoy
UN Special Envoy
- UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths briefed the Security Council on his progress in restarting peace talks on 17 April. He said that based on these discussions he plans to put to the 15-member body a framework for negotiations to end the conflict within the next two months.
- He also called on the parties to abandon preconditions and to grant access to relevant stakeholders. But, Griffiths warned that military developments could undermine this process, including a prospective operation to retake Al-Hudaydah.
UN agencies to transfer
UN agencies to transfer
Meanwhile, the Saudi mission to the UN and the Hadi government reportedly sent letters to the Security Council and the secretary-general this week calling on UN agencies to transfer their offices from Houthi-controlled areas in the north of the country to areas “controlled by the legitimate government”, presumably meaning Aden. The letters claimed that pro-Houthi forces had launched ballistic missiles from the vicinity of UN offices, specifically citing UNICEF, as these deconflicted sites hinder targeting by coalition jets.
UN Envoy
UN Yemen Envoy Warns of Possible Military Operation Around Hodeida
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister meets with President Hadi in Saudi Arabia
The Russian Special Envoy to the Middle East Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and his delegation met with Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi during the 29th Arab summit in Dhahran city, eastern Saudi Arabia on April 14. Bogdanov expressed Russia’s willingness to facilitate Yemen’s security and stability
Security situation
Security situation
Situation in north
Situation in north
Sana'a
Sana'a
- SLC airstrikes reportedly targeted electricity station and the vegitation farming space near the Presidential Palace.
- 14 April Airstrikes reportedly targeted Sana'a airport.
- 15 April airstrikes targeted Al-Nahdain mountain
Al-Hudaydah
Al-Hudaydah
- 3 airstrikes targeted Al Hobishi factory inside Hudidah city, five citizens are dead.
- Coalition started fighting operation in Mokah and Al Barh to open route to ALhudidah.
- 17 April airstrike targeted house citizen in Hais led to the killing of all members of the family.
Saada
Saada
- 4 airstrikes targeted the central security in the city.
- A couple of airstrikes hit also Kahlan military camp as well as Saada airport.
- In addition, Saada university and Guhza neighborhood were targeted by a number of airstrikes. The use of cluster ammunition was reported.
- airstrikes targeted different areas in Haydan, Baqim, Razeh, , Munabbeh, Sahar, Kitaf, Majz and Al Dhaher. One of the airstrikes targeted the water tank in Tallan area of Haydan district.
Situation in South
Situation in South
Aden
Aden
- The situation in Aden city during the reporting period is calm in terms of incidents compared with the previous week. However; the city has witnessed few demonstrations resulted in roadblocks, by retired soldiers and Martyrs families demanding payment of salaries.
- Political tension between several forces have negatively affected the operational performance of military/security units against armed/ criminal groups and AQAP/IS. Worth mentioning that recently the security authorities/security belt forces have foiled attacks and arrested many suspects in several governorates, which indicates a slight improvement in terms of security.
Taiz
Taiz
- Morning of 21 April, A Lebanese ICRC employee was gunned down in Aldhabab area during a field trip visit to Taiz.
- A call for demonstration as condemn the killing of the humanitarian INGO staff
- The situation in the rest of Taiz was unchanged, with both sides clashing on the eastern and western sides of the provincial capital, but not making any ground.
West Coast Operations
The republican0 0Guards Forces launched a military operation at the Al-Mukha junction in the West Coast with the support of the Arab Coalition Forces
Yemeni Republican Guards Forces launch military campaign on Red Sea Coast.With the support of the UAE forces. Yemeni Republican Guards Forces led by Tariq Abdullah Saleh begins a large-scale military operation on the West Coast.
20 killed in Yemen by Saudi-led coalition air strike
Twenty people were killed in an airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition in southwestern Yemen on Friday, residents said.
They said the airstrike hit a car carrying citizens in al- Areesh region at Mawza district, resulting in the death of 20 citizens and wounding others, said the official.. They said six bodies had been identified but the rest were charred beyond recognition.
A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.