Coincidence or orchestrated? AQAP expert @MohamedBinFisal reports clashes between Al-Qaeda militants and Yemeni government forces in the Khawrah area of Shabwah governorate, with reports of fatalities. The fighting comes as Houthi forces intensify their military offensive against the governorate.

Yemen’s Defense Ministry @YemenMOD Apologizes and Retracts Warning Against Houthi Tribal Mobilization Gatherings Yemen’s Ministry of Defense has issued a formal apology and retracted its October 22 statement warning against tribal mobilization gatherings, following criticism over the potential targeting of tribal assemblies. In a new statement, the defense minister @generalalaqili described the earlier warning as “wrong and unacceptable,” apologized on behalf of himself and ministry personnel to Yemen’s tribes, and ordered an immediate investigation into how the statement was issued. The minister emphasized that Yemen’s tribes remain central to the national effort to restore state authority and accused the Houthis of exploiting the mistake to create divisions between tribal communities and the armed forces. Most importantly, the ministry explicitly stated that Yemen’s armed forces will not target any gatherings, whether tribal mobilizations or other civilian assemblies, and reaffirmed their commitment to international humanitarian law and customary rules governing military operations. facebook.com/share/p/14u2NmW…

It is no wonder the Houthis have been systematically targeting journalists in Taiz city. Here, @taha_saleh_taiz documents the aftermath of a reported Houthi projectile strike on an ambulance traveling from Shaghaf to Taiz city. The attack killed a wounded teenage girl who was being transported for medical treatment and the ambulance driver, while injuring the doctor who was caring for her.