Six people were injured in clashes broke out Thursday evening, between Deputy Director of the security of the province of Dalea Baligh al-Humaidi, and members of a security point south of the capital of the province, following the assassination attempt Hamidi.
 A local source said that the members of Baligh al-Humaidi are stationed at the junction of Thoba road in the area of Sila, while the other party led by the name of waterfall Said in the mountains towards the village of Damnah, pointing to the fall of six wounded and the sound of ambulances rushing to the place.
Five children were killed by Houthis and pro-Saleh forces on Thursday, in an attack targeting a residential neighborhood in Yemen’s Taiz governorate. The German Press Agency (DPA) quoted medical sources as saying that five children were killed and three injured in a shelling by pro-Saleh and Houthi militias.
The Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations denounced the heinous massacre, stressing in a statement that it is closely monitoring all violations committed by the militias, documenting them and unveiling them to public opinion in the Arab world and the West.
The coalition demanded that the international community, the UN and local and international organizations decry the crimes committed by the insurgents against Yemen’s children and halt the massacres taking place against unarmed civilians under the watchful eyes of everyone.
Such crimes are added to the huge violations committed by the insurgents amid the international community’s silence, knowing that these acts come in contravention of the international humanitarian law and international human rights law, the coalition said.
In Nihm, more than fifty people were killed and dozens injured while many fled to the capital after fierce clashes. The Yemeni National Army’s progress coincided with intense military operations led by the coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen.  Battlefield sources saw that the military operations in Nihm bring hope to the YNA and citizens in Sana’a.
Military sources affirmed the national army’s ongoing offensive on insurgent locations stretching over 30 kilometers. Back in Taiz, YNA continued its operation in the west of the city, while maintaining its presence in the locations it seized in the past three days. The insurgents on the other hand were desperate to regain control of the locations they had lost in the western front. 
On the other hand, Shabwa elite forces Commander Mohammed al-Qamishi said on Thursday that Qaeda operations targeting his forces are the toughest challenge faced in the Yemeni province. The leader also pointed out that most of these attacks have been thwarted.
Qamishi explained that the war against terrorism comes in two—“first confrontations on battlegrounds, and secondly on media platforms.” He added that what challenged his forces was Qaeda militiamen resorting to unconventional means to spread terror in hopes of frustrating security measures and efforts, anchoring themselves in the region with mines and propaganda.
Qamishi also pointed fingers towards countries and media platforms that back terrorism – whether directly or indirectly – for jeopardizing regional security and stability. “Their attempts have failed, despite the massive media campaign launched,” said Qamishi. Qamishi also pointed to the terrorist organization's attempts to garner public sympathy among village and small-city dwellers.
Qaeda propagandists have “falsely promoted structural work in Shabwa through offering alleged service projects, politicized humanitarian assistance and Qaeda-instilled security". The terror group hopes to gain support as it paints itself the false image of guardian of society and protector of locals.
Qamishi also highlighted the main driver for young people to join Qaeda enlisting is the staggering rates of unemployment, poverty, and falling into the terror group’s tempting propaganda.