Numerous civilian casualties have been generated  by the use of landmines by the Houthis in Taizz, Yemen since the conflict started. The mines have also prevented many displaced families from returning. Antivehicle and antipersonnel mines are indiscriminate and responsible for an unknown amount of civilian casualties. Yemen signed the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in 1998, which all parties to the conflict should be abiding.

Total landmine casualty figures in Taizz are not available. However, between May 2015 and April 2016, landmines killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 39 in the Taizz governorate. It has also been reported that five children have been killed by mines, four left with permanent disabilities and 13 wounded.

Allies of the Houthis have denied their use of antipersonnel mines in the city of Taizz. They admitted to using antivehicle mines, but claimed that they were only used in military areas and that civilian casualties were rare. The Foreign Affairs Ministry, which is controlled by the Houthis, stated that Yemen was committed to the Mine Ban and that they are prepared to investigate the use of landmines in Taizz once the conflict was over.

For more information, please read:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/08/yemen-houthi-landmines-claim-civilian-victims
https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/map/2016/09/07/landmines-cause-civilian-casualties-taizz-yemen
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/calls-international-probe-yemen-violations-160825095401894.html