Siege of Taiz
| Siege of Taiz | ||||||||
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| Part of the Yemeni Civil War and the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen | ||||||||
Aerial view of the city of Taiz | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Supreme Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council
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| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Abdu Al Janadi (Houthi Governor of Taiz) Ameen Haydan † (Houthi Deputy Governor of Taiz) Abu Ali Hakim Abdullah al-Houthi (Houthi field commander) Abu Bassam † (Field commander) |
Major General Ahmed Saif Al Yafei † (Yemeni Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff) Ali al-Maamari (Taiz governor-in-exile) Rashad al-Akahali (Taiz deputy governor-on-exile) Major General Khalid Fadhel (Commander of Taiz military region) Mayor Tariq Al-Himiari † (Islah militia leader) Sheikh Hamoud al-Mikhlafi (Popular Resistance commander) Dhia Al Haq (Popular resistance leader in Taiz) Major-General Mohamed al-Awni † (local pro-Hadi commander) Abu al-Abbas (Leader of the Abu al-Abbas brigade) Col. Abdullah al-Sahyan † (Saudi Special Forces commander) Mohammed Ali al-Kitbi † (Special forces officer) |
Qasim al-Raymi † Abu al-Zubair al-Adani † Karim Sarhan † | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| More than 30,000 |
Pro-government forces: 10,000 to 15,000 Salafist militias: 500 members | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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18,400 killed 29,858 people displaced (in Taiz city only) | ||||||||
The siege of Taiz is an ongoing, protracted military confrontation between opposing Yemeni forces in the city of Taiz for control of the city and surrounding area. The battle began one month after the start of the Yemeni Civil War.