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First reported 6 October 2026 · latest 10 October 2026 · 2 reports from 2 outlets
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One development in Yemen fighting around Taiz and Sanaa
Escalating fighting in Yemen has killed and injured civilians and displaced more than 200,000 people, deepening shelter needs and raising risks of a wider humanitarian crisis.
On Sunday, the Yemeni government announced the start of the operation Dawn of Yemen , which aims to retake all remaining Houthi-held territory, including the capital, Sanaa. On Saturday, it said it had conducted more than 2,750 precision strikes during military operations over the previous 24 hours, resulting in the neutralisation of more than 1,400 Houthi fighters. The spokesperson for the armed forces, Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili, said in a statement carried by Saba news agency that the operations also targeted high-value military assets deep within Houthi-held territory.
Government forces are particularly looking to retake the important Bab al-Mandeb strait at the entrance to the Red Sea, a vital trading chokepoint that has become an important alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks have all but halted shipping. At least 46 civilians have been killed and more than 130 others injured since August, many of them children, according to the United Nations. More than 200,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated in September, the UN s migration agency (IOM), said.
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Government forces are particularly looking to retake the important Bab al-Mandeb strait at the entrance to the Red Sea, a vital trading chokepoint that has become an important alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks have all but halted shipping. At least 46 civilians have been killed and more than 130 others injured since August, many of them children, according to the United Nations. More than 200,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated in September, the UN s migration agency (IOM), said.
Government forces are particularly looking to retake the important Bab al-Mandeb strait at the entrance to the Red Sea, a vital trading chokepoint that has become an important alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks have all but halted shipping. At least 46 civilians have been killed and more than 130 others injured since August, many of them children, according to the United Nations. More than 200,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated in September, the UN s migration agency (IOM), said.
On Sunday, the Yemeni government announced the start of the operation Dawn of Yemen , which aims to retake all remaining Houthi-held territory, including the capital, Sanaa. On Saturday, it said it had conducted more than 2,750 precision strikes during military operations over the previous 24 hours, resulting in the neutralisation of more than 1,400 Houthi fighters. The spokesperson for the armed forces, Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili, said in a statement carried by Saba news agency that the operations also targeted high-value military assets deep within Houthi-held territory.
The Houthis, who have developed sophisticated weapons systems, including ballistic missiles, have also targeted Saudi Arabia with missile and drone attacks. On Friday, Saudi Arabia s aviation authorities said three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, had been killed and several others wounded in Houthi strikes on the international airport in Riyadh the first such deaths in the kingdom since fighting resumed. Several airlines suspended flights.
A coalition of armed forces and local armed groups backed by Saudi Arabia launched military operations and restored the internationally recognised government in Aden. Fighting resulted in the deaths of between 150,000 and 227,000 people, while millions were displaced. While the Houthis controlled much of the north, the Yemeni government controlled the southern regions.
A coalition of armed forces and local armed groups backed by Saudi Arabia launched military operations and restored the internationally recognised government in Aden. Fighting resulted in the deaths of between 150,000 and 227,000 people, while millions were displaced. While the Houthis controlled much of the north, the Yemeni government controlled the southern regions.
A coalition of armed forces and local armed groups backed by Saudi Arabia launched military operations and restored the internationally recognised government in Aden. Fighting resulted in the deaths of between 150,000 and 227,000 people, while millions were displaced. While the Houthis controlled much of the north, the Yemeni government controlled the southern regions.
At least 46 civilians have been killed and more than 130 others injured since August, many of them children, according to the United Nations. More than 200,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated in September, the UN s migration agency (IOM), said. Fierce battles across several fronts have prompted concerns from rights groups that Yemen has essentially returned to civil war after the relative quiet brought by a 2022 ceasefire that followed a lengthy civil war which first erupted in 2014.
Yemen s Houthis say they carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack on several Saudi military camps and weapons depots in the southwestern border regions of Jizan and Asir, close to Yemen. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed dozens of Saudi soldiers and officers were killed or wounded and that several ammunition stores caught fire. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the reported attacks.
The Houthis had claimed a direct and precise hit on the same airport the previous night, although Riyadh did not specifically confirm that claim. Saudi aviation authorities have since acknowledged Houthi strikes on airports in Jazan and Najran, where three people were injured. New satellite imagery dated October 6 and circulated by Soar Atlas also appears to show damage at an AESSCO facility at King Khalid airport, with one warehouse visibly darkened and a faint possible smoke trail.
The Southern Giants Brigades said they pushed back an assault on their positions in the Dhubab district on Yemen s western coast, claiming to have inflicted heavy losses in personnel and equipment on the Houthis. Separately, another Houthi attack was allegedly thwarted in the al-Salu district, south of Taiz, with 12 fighters neutralised and several others wounded. .
He argued that the offensive would prompt the Houthis to expand their control around the strait to establish a buffer zone. More than 270 Yemeni government troops and Iran-backed Houthi fighters have been killed over the past 24 hours as hostilities escalate, sources on both sides told AFP on Tuesday. The outlet reported, citing anonymous government officials, that Yemen s forces lost 115 troops, with dozens more wounded in fighting, as well as Houthi missile and drone attacks.
More than 270 Yemeni government troops and Iran-backed Houthi fighters have been killed over the past 24 hours as hostilities escalate, sources on both sides told AFP on Tuesday. The outlet reported, citing anonymous government officials, that Yemen s forces lost 115 troops, with dozens more wounded in fighting, as well as Houthi missile and drone attacks. Videos shared by the Houthis purportedly show ballistic strikes against vehicles used by Saudi-backed armed groups in Ras Al-Arah in southern Yemen.
More than 270 Yemeni government troops and Iran-backed Houthi fighters have been killed over the past 24 hours as hostilities escalate, sources on both sides told AFP on Tuesday. The outlet reported, citing anonymous government officials, that Yemen s forces lost 115 troops, with dozens more wounded in fighting, as well as Houthi missile and drone attacks. Videos shared by the Houthis purportedly show ballistic strikes against vehicles used by Saudi-backed armed groups in Ras Al-Arah in southern Yemen.
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