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Projectile event in Taizz, Taizz - Old Airport area, Yemen on Fri 13th March 2026

13th March 2026

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On 13 March 2026, IRG forces clashed with Houthi forces and 'thwarted their attack' on the air defense base front in Taizz - Bir Bashah (Al Mudhaffar), and the areas of Jabal Han, Madarat, and Taizz - Old Airport (At Taiziyah, Taizz) using heavy-to-medium weapons. Houthi forces attacked under heavy artillery cover targeting the pro-Islah IRG 17th infantry brigade military camp. The clash resulted in the killing of 11 and the injury 9 Houthi fighters, as well as the destruction of their military vehicles, and the killing of 5 and the injury of 2 IRG soldiers. 16 fatalities split across 4 locations. 4 fatalities coded to this location.

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Taizz ( Taizz - Old Airport area )

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