The UN has warned of the risk of a full-scale war in Yemen due to Houthi attacks
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the parties to the conflict in Yemen to immediately de-escalate tensions, warning of the risk that the country could slide back into full-scale war amid Houthi attacks. According to him, the escalation is already leading to a rise in civilian casualties.
Turk called on all parties to prevent further suffering among Yemenis, who have already endured years of conflict, displacement, and a humanitarian crisis. He also called for an immediate halt to any actions that could plunge Yemen back into full-scale conflict.
According to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, since August 6, at least seven civilians have been killed and ten others wounded as a result of Houthi attacks on government-controlled areas. In late July, two civilians were reported wounded in areas controlled by the Houthis.
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In early August, according to a military source, the Houthis carried out their deadliest attacks against government forces in recent years: 58 soldiers were killed, mostly in the oil-rich province of Marib. On the same day, two civilians were killed as a result of shelling of residential areas and camps for displaced persons in Marib.
The UN also reported that rocket and drone strikes on the port of Mocha on the Red Sea on August 9 killed three port workers and wounded four others. During an attack on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on August 11, four crew members—three Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian national—were reportedly killed; several others were wounded.
Among the civilian infrastructure targets hit, the UN cited fuel storage facilities and a residential complex belonging to the Saudi field hospital in Mocha. Turk stated that such attacks could further exacerbate the suffering of civilians, while at least 18 million Yemenis are already facing food insecurity.
