ten days ago Houthis committed another crime by striking facilities @ Port of Mocha in Taiz province...these strikes hit civilian infrastructure that will set back humanitarian relief efforts for areas like the city of Taiz....
👉 washingtonpost.com/world/yemeni-o… #Yemen #اليمن
👉 washingtonpost.com/world/yemeni-o… #Yemen #اليمن
https://twitter.com/VleckieHond/status/1439677936097968136
2/ Houthis continue to target civilian facilities such schools, hospitals along the west coast (Tihama). no doubt it exacerbates the humanitarian crisis w impact throughout #Yemen #اليمن ... see thread by
@VleckieHond on Mocha strikes
@VleckieHond on Mocha strikes
3/w complete disregard for civilians, Houthi strikes affect transport chain of humanitarian aid, destroy humanitarian aid such as food & medicine & create unemployment... causing MORE suffering among the population in areas under their control & Liberated provinces #Yemen
4/Houthis continue to directly/indirectly target international shipping lanes from Bab al-Mandab through the Red Sea along with civilian facilities such as the port @ Mocha Taiz...their strikes target not just int'l economy BUT all #Yemen's #اليمن economic sector
5/since 11 Sept2021 Houthi strikes on Mocha Port we've seen near zero discussions on overall impact on UN/iNGO humanitarian Ops (how long the set-back?), nothing on response to strikes, no widespread condemnation as when Houthis attacked IDP camps outside Mareb city #Yemen #اليمن
6/Mocha Port is not only vital for operations against Houthis along Tihama, as this map shows (and as I hv argued since 2017) it is VITAL for humanitarian Ops helping the City of Taiz (black circle) as Houthis continue their siege since summer 2015 #Yemen #اليمن
7/earlier this year I repeated my views that UN/iNGOs must move away from dependence on access to Houthi controlled Hodeida Port & increase traffic into Mocha, Aden & Mukalla. this would not only speed up AID delivery but would CREATE 100s of JOBS at/around those ports.
8/Houthi missile/drone strikes directly THREATEN operations to RELIEF suffering of millions of civilians, exacerbate unemployment, obstruct UN/iNGO operations by DESTROYING port/warehouse facilities & disrupt shipping lanes RAISING shipping/security/transport COSTS #Yemen #اليمن
9/Houthi strikes on Mocha Port MUST also remind the int'l community of the FAILURES since Dec2018 Stockholm plan re Houthi control of Hodeida Port AND the siege on the city of Taiz #Yemen #اليمن.
reuters.com/article/us-yem…
reuters.com/article/us-yem…
10/strikes on civilian port/facilities used for humanitarian operations must serve as further evidence, as did strikes on Mareb IDP camps, to Int'l community of the need for a comprehensive approach to deal w ongoing crimes by Houthi leaders/forces against civilians #Yemen #اليمن
11/the strike on Mocha Port was a clear escalation by Houthis w direct intention of disrupting the flow of aid & COMMERCIAL goods into ALL #Yemen #اليمن @ a time when every iNGO/UN agency reports increasing need of aid for millions of yemenis !!
asumetech.com/yemen-the-port…
asumetech.com/yemen-the-port…
12/as Houthis continue to gain momentum after al-Baydha, now into Bayhan, there is an urgency for the Un (envoy, SG or country director) to pressure Houthis AND IRAN to A- stop all strikes on civilian facilities B- de-escalate & engage ceasefire #Yemen #اليمن
13/we MUST take note of increased efficiency in targeting capabilities by Houthis. In summer i argued Houthis missiles were hitting civilians in Mareb as result of poor targeting/misfires... strikes on al-Anad AND Mocha prove IMPROVEMENTS since June2021.
14/while the UN/iNGOs, US/UN Envoys 'talk' about issues, play football & travel around for 'meetings', Houthis are fully in control of ANOTHER province bordering SOUTH #Yemen #اليمن advancing into Mareb City AND improving weapons capabilities !!
15/ posts by @JoshuaKoontz__ ADD to clear evidence of such evolution along battle fronts...Houthis hv no worries about showing the world their weapons, training, deployment AND efficiency on the battle fields...the int'l community r simply IGNORING this!
https://twitter.com/JoshuaKoontz__/status/1439973882983759873?s=20
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