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Saudi Airstrike Hits Mawiya Market Junction in Taiz

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Saudi F-15 Claim

On 27 September 2026, a Saudi airstrike hit the Mawiya market junction in Taiz, Yemen.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met under Mecca Joint Defense Agreement to coordinate defence against Houthi attacks.
Houthi-run health ministry reported seven dead and forty injured, including children.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said a Saudi F-15 squadron carried out the strike.
Saudi coalition reported intercepting six ballistic missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu oil port.

Left

Mufti Calls Religious Duty

A Saudi Arabia airstrike struck the Mawiya market junction in Taiz province, Yemen, on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti urged coalition troops to view the Yemen campaign as a religious duty, calling for readiness to sacrifice lives.
UNICEF reported at least 15 children killed, 14 injured, and three missing since early September, a cumulative figure not limited to the September 27 strike.
UN OCHA estimated over 22 million Yemenis need assistance and 18.3 million face acute food insecurity.

Blindspot

Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti called on coalition troops to be prepared to sacrifice their lives, describing the Yemen campaign as a religious duty, according to the Left-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In March 2015 Saudi Arabia led a nine-nation coalition that launched Operation Decisive Storm, deploying over 30,000 troops and flying more than 1,000 sorties against Houthi rebels. The campaign’s air raids on markets, schools and hospitals sparked a humanitarian disaster affecting 22 million Yemenis. The September 2026 Mawiya market strike repeats that precedent, with Saudi F-15 jets and the grand mufti invoking religious duty.

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Saudi F-15 Claim

On 27 September 2026, a Saudi airstrike hit the Mawiya market junction in Taiz, Yemen.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan met under Mecca Joint Defense Agreement to coordinate defence against Houthi attacks.
Houthi-run health ministry reported seven dead and forty injured, including children.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said a Saudi F-15 squadron carried out the strike.
Saudi coalition reported intercepting six ballistic missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu oil port.

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