Iskandar Abdullah
ON THE RECORD · 6 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“People lacked even the most basic necessities of life, including drinking water, food, fuel and medicine,”
Iskandar Abdullah · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Abdullah describes how people lacked basic necessities during the previous siege on Taiz.
“We witnessed the horrors of the siege and experienced the bitterness of life in all its terrifying details.”
Iskandar Abdullah · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Abdullah recalls experiencing the horrors of a previous Houthi siege on Taiz.
“They were difficult days,”
Iskandar Abdullah · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Abdullah recalls the difficult days of a previous Houthi siege on Taiz between 2015 and 2016.
“horrors, as well as appalling humanitarian and economic conditions unlike anything experienced by any other Yemeni governorate during the war”
Iskandar Abdullah · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Abdullah describes the appalling humanitarian and economic conditions Taiz endured during the 2015-2016 siege.
“The only exceptions were supplies smuggled across rugged mountain terrain, carried on the backs of people and donkeys, including oxygen cylinders for the sick and wounded.”
Iskandar Abdullah · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Abdullah describes how supplies were smuggled across mountain terrain during the previous siege.
“I hope those painful days never return.”
Iskandar Abdullah · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
Abdullah expresses hope that the painful days of the previous siege do not return.