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Attack on Taiz market in Yemen kills at least 30, Houthis say

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

An attack on a market in al-Waziyah district of Taiz province, Yemen, on Friday killed at least 30 people, according to Houthi officials, who blame Saudi airstrikes. Government forces and local authorities deny that airstrikes hit the market and accuse the Houthis of indiscriminate fire. The Associated Press said it could not independently verify the claims. Taiz has seen intense clashes in recent weeks, and about half of the more than 300,000 people displaced by the latest fighting are in the province.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. An attack hit a market in Taiz province, Yemen, on Friday.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  2. Houthi officials said at least 30 people were killed and blamed Saudi airstrikes.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  3. Government forces and local authorities deny the Houthi account and accuse the Houthis of indiscriminate fire.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  4. The Associated Press said it could not independently verify the Houthi claims.

    One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left

  5. About half of the more than 300,000 people displaced by recent fighting are in Taiz province.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Were the deaths caused by Saudi airstrikes?

    Houthi officials say Saudi airstrikes killed at least 30 people at the market. Government forces and local authorities deny that airstrikes hit the area and blame the Houthis for the attack.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports an attack on a Taiz market that killed at least 30 people by Houthi count, and that both sides blame each other. The main difference is emphasis: the center headline states the deaths flatly, while left headlines credit the toll to the Houthis or stress mutual blame.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines present the toll as Houthi claims: the Far Left Boston Globe attributes the airstrikes and 30 deaths to the Houthis, while the Left Al Jazeera headline stresses mutual blame between the sides.

    Airstrikes on a market in southwestern Yemen kill at least 30, Houthis say
    The Boston GlobeFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The headline states the deaths and strikes as fact without attribution, with the Houthi claim and government denial appearing only in the description.

    Yemen: 30 dead in strikes on Taiz market
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

The words they chose

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Houthi account of airstrikes and the death toll
  • Mutual blame between Houthis and government forces
  • Attack described as one of the deadliest since fighting resumed
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  • The Boston GlobeFar Left

    Airstrikes on a market in southwestern Yemen kill at least 30, Houthis say

    CAIRO — Airstrikes hit a market in southwestern Yemen on Friday, killing at least 30 people, according to an official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. It would be one of the deadliest attacks since fighting resumed between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces. …

    Read at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)
  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    Yemeni gov’t forces, Houthis trade blame for deadly strikes on Taiz market

    The attack on al-Hadara market in Taiz governorate's al-Waziiya district killed at least 30 people, Houthi rebels say.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Death toll of at least 30
  • Displacement and clashes in Taiz
  • Disputed responsibility for the strike

Leaves out

  • Describes the attack as one of the deadliest since fighting resumed

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • France 24Center

    Yemen: 30 dead in strikes on Taiz market

    At least 30 people have reportedly been killed in an attack on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province, with Houthi rebels blaming Saudi airstrikes. Government forces and local authorities have disputed the claim, instead accusing the Houthis of indiscriminate fire. …

    Read at France 24 (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?

The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Nov 6, 1:09 PM EST

  • Center

    15 hr 27 min later

    Its first report, Nov 7, 4:37 AM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 6, 1:09 PM EST
  2. The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 6, 7:18 PM EST
  3. France 24CenterNov 7, 4:37 AM EST

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