BBC-ka waxay gudaha u gashay magaalada Furinta ee Taiz, Yemen, iyadoo Xuutiyiintu u dagaallamayaan gacan ku haynteeda
Weriye BBC-ka, Nawal Al-Maghafi, ayaa magaalada saddexaad ee ugu weyn ee Yemen ah, Taiz, ku soo gaartay xilli Xuutiyiintu u dagaallamayaan gacan ku haynteeda, iyadoo duqeymo xooggan oo is xig-xiga uu ka bilowday 10 daqiiqo kadib markii ay gaartay.
Dagaalka iyo xaaladda degdegga ah ee Taiz
Taiz, oo ah caasimadda dhaqanka Yemen, ayaa ku taalla isgoys muhiim ah oo u dhexeeya dhulalka Xuutiyiintu maamulaan ee waqooyiga iyo kuwa dowladda ee koonfurta. Ciidamada dowladda ee Sacuudiga taageera ayaa gacanta ku haya bartamaha magaalada, halka Xuutiyiintu ay ku sugan yihiin dhinacyada waqooyi iyo bari.
Dagaalladii ugu cuslaa ee dhowaan dhacay waxay ka dhaceen galbeedka magaalada, halkaas oo labada dhinac ku hardamayaan buuraha dhaadheer ee ka muuqda jidka koonfurta u baxa. Haddii Xuutiyiintu ay la wareegaan deegaannadan, waxay ku adkaan doontaa ciidamada dowladda inay dib ula wareegaan dekedda istaraatiijiga ah ee Mokha, oo 85km galbeed ka xigta magaalada.
Barakacayaasha iyo dhaawacyada
Isbitaalka al-Thawra ee Taiz ayaa dhaawacyo looga keenay furimaha hore ee dagaalka ka buuxsanaa sariiraha, iyadoo qaar ka mid ah bukaannada ay yihiin dagaalyahanno, halka qaar kalena ay yihiin dad rayid ah. Ghana Nabeel, oo 12 jir ah, ayaa ari la joogtay markii firirka madaafiicdu uu madaxa kaga dhacay.
Xerooyinka barakacayaasha ee ku yaalla koonfurta magaalada, sida al-Monig, ayaa qoysaska ka yimid Mokha iyo meelo kale oo dagaal ka dhacay ku qabsaday. Maryam Saleh, oo magaceeda la beddelay, ayaa xero ku barakacday iyadoo la socotay xaaska iyo halboqolka carruurteeda, iyadoo qofka qaraabadeeda ahna uu ku dhintay weerar madaafiic ah.
Kala-qaybsanaanta ciidamada dowladda iyo taageerada dibadda
Wadada ka soo ambabaxaysa magaalada Cadan ilaa Taiz, waxaa ku yaalla ku dhawaad 30 isbaaro oo ay maamulaan taliyeyaal kala duwan, taas oo si cad u muujineysa kala-qaybsanaanta ka dhex jirta dhinacyada dowladda u dagaallamaya. Askar dowladda ah oo na horkacayay ayaa sheegay in duqeymaha cirka ah ay yihiin kuwo aad u badan, iyadoo qofka hore u socdayna uu yiri: 'Waa tii ugu horreysay ee aan aragno.'
Xuutiyiintu waxay ku dhiirigelinayaan diyaaradaha aan duuliyaha lahayn iyo hub casri ah, iyadoo taageerada ugu weyn ee dibadda uga timaadda ay tahay Iraan, taas oo lagu eedeeyay inay siiso hub, lacag iyo tababbar milatari. Sannadkii 2022-kii, Xuutiyiintu waxay Qaramada Midoobay la saxiixdeen qorshe hawleed ay ku ballan-qaadeen inay joojiyaan qorista carruurta dagaalka.
A BBC Somali team entered Yemen's Taiz while Houthi fighters battled government forces for control of the city. Airstrikes began roughly 10 minutes after the team arrived, and nearly 30 checkpoints along the road from Aden revealed divisions within government ranks.
Airstrikes Hit as BBC Team Arrives in Taiz
The BBC Somali team entered Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city and cultural capital, with a population of nearly one million people. A government soldier accompanying the team said this was the first aircraft he had seen and that many attacks were ongoing. Airstrikes began approximately 10 minutes after the team entered the area south-west of Taiz, though the exact targets were unclear.
The team encountered nearly 30 checkpoints along the road from Aden, managed by different commanders, indicating divisions within the government forces. At least five ambulances were heading to Taiz's main hospital within half an hour of the BBC team's arrival, underscoring the intensity of the fighting.
Houthi Advance Threatens Key Port of Mokha
Houthi forces entered the Red Sea coast early in the month and captured the strategic port of Mokha, located 85km west of Taiz, after the four-year ceasefire collapsed on September 10. The Houthis have also taken over large areas near the strategic waterway of Bab al-Mandab, which is important for connecting Europe and Asia.
If Houthis capture the areas overlooking the road south out of Taiz, it will make it difficult for government forces to retake Mokha. The most recent intense fighting occurred in the west of Taiz, on mountains overlooking the road south out of the city, where government forces hold central Taiz while Houthis are positioned in the north and east.
Civilians Bear the Brunt of the Conflict
The al-Thawra hospital in Taiz was overwhelmed with wounded from early fighting, with all beds occupied. Ghana Nabeel, a 12-year-old girl, was injured by a mortar shell to the head while with her goat, and the al-Monig refugee camp, about 20km south of Taiz, received families fleeing from Mokha and other affected areas.
Maryam Saleh, a pseudonym, fled Mokha a week before the report with her husband and five children, including a 7-year-old. A cousin of Maryam Saleh was killed by a mortar blast while fleeing. Fatma Mohammed Saleh, who cannot walk, has no shelter, food, or family and is sleeping on a flattened barrel outside a tent.
Ilaha iyo xuquuqda sawirka
Sawir: BBC Somali Xigasho
