National Bloc Urges Unity to Counter Houthis

National Bloc Urges Unity to Counter Houthis

The National Bloc of Yemeni Political Parties, a coalition opposing the Iran-backed Houthis, called for greater unity among state institutions, particularly the Presidential Leadership Council and the government, amid signs of internal friction. The appeal came during a meeting chaired by Ahmed Ob...

Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

A 17-year-old boy, R.M.A.M. Al-Sabri, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group in the Al-Had district of Yafa, Lahj, southern Yemen, on February 24th. Lahj security authorities confirmed the death. According to a statement from Lahj Police, the boy died from injuries sus...

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Twenty-two sheep were killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis, south of Marib,on Sunday. A local source in Marib Governorate reported that Saleh Saeed Al-Qubaisi was herding 25 sheep in Jabal Al-Duma area of the Mala’a mountain range, located between the Harib and Al-Juba ...

Yemeni Govt Forces Repels Houthi Attacks in Marib, Al Jawf, and Taiz

Yemeni Govt Forces Repels Houthi Attacks in Marib, Al Jawf, and Taiz

On February 23, 2025, military sources reported that the Yemeni army thwarted attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis across fronts in Marib, Al Jawf (northeast), and Taiz (southwest Yemen). According to the Armed Forces Media Center, the army neutralized Houthi fire on multiple Marib fronts, destroyin...

Tribes in Marib Rally Against Houthis, Urge Unity to Reclaim Yemen

Tribes in Marib Rally Against Houthis, Urge Unity to Reclaim Yemen

On Sunday,the tribes of Khawlan Al-Tiyal, Sanhan, Bani Hashish, and Bilad Al-Rus announced their determination to dismantle the Iran-backed Houthis’ coup. Gathered in an armed assembly in Marib, northeastern Yemen, thousands from these Sanaa tribal belt communities declared full mobilization...

U.S. Military Considers Options After Houthis Attempt to Target F-16

U.S. Military Considers Options After Houthis Attempt to Target F-16

Senior U.S. military officials are deliberating a response to an Iran-backed Houthi attempt to shoot down a U.S. F-16 fighters last Wednesday, according to Fox News. Three senior defense officials confirmed ongoing policy talks. The options range from sustained strikes on Houthi leaders and planne...

Houthis Attack Mine Clearance Equipment in Taiz

Houthis Attack Mine Clearance Equipment in Taiz

Military sources reported that Iran-backed Houthis deployed drones to strike mine clearance equipment at the eastern entrance to Taiz city in southwest Yemen. According to Barran Press, the targeted gear belonged to HALO Trust Yemen, which was surveying the Kamb neighborhood for landmines—pr...

Houthis Briefly Release Activist Rabab Al-Mudhwahi

Houthis Briefly Release Activist Rabab Al-Mudhwahi

On Thursday, local sources reported that the Iran-backed Houthis temporarily released activist Rabab Al-Mudhwahi. Detained since June in Sana’a alongside several UN and international agency employees, Al-Mudhwahi was allowed a brief reprieve to attend her mother’s funeral. According to...

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

On Thursday, a 9-year-old girl, Aisha Ali Bakheet, was killed by a landmine explosion in Beit al-Faqih district of Hodeidah governorate, according to human rights sources. The Yemeni Mine Observatory reported on X that Aisha was herding sheep in the "Amzahar" area when the blast occurred...

Two Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Houthi Attack South Marib

Two Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Houthi Attack South Marib

Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and several others injured on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during clashes with Iran-backed Houthi militants south of Marib, according to military sources. The Houthis attempted to infiltrate Yemeni army positions. The Armed Forces Media Center reported that the H...

Jamal Al-Mahmoudi Dies After Release from Houthi Prison

Jamal Al-Mahmoudi Dies After Release from Houthi Prison

Jamal Ahmed Rawah Qa'id Muhsin Al-Mahmoudi died on February 18, 2025, just 11 days after being released from five years of captivity in a Houthi prison. Legal sources informed Barran Press that Al-Mahmoudi, from Al-Dhalea Governorate, suffered severe physical and psychological torture, as well a...

Clashes in Al-Jawf Result in Houthi Casualties

Clashes in Al-Jawf Result in Houthi Casualties

Military sources reported that a Houthi infiltration attempt into Yemeni army positions in Al-Jawf governorate (northeast Yemen) on Tuesda resulted in casualties. According to the Armed Forces Media Center, Yemeni army units successfully thwarted the Houthis' attempt to breach a military si...

UN Vows to Stay in Sanaa Despite Risks, Rejects Move to Aden

UN Vows to Stay in Sanaa Despite Risks, Rejects Move to Aden

The UN has affirmed its commitment to maintaining humanitarian operations in Sanaa, Yemen, despite the recent death of a staff member detained by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen, Julien Harneis, speaking from Amman, Jordan, on February 18, confirmed the UN's position,...

Grundberg Condemns Houthi Arrests of UN Staff, Undermining Aid Efforts

Grundberg Condemns Houthi Arrests of UN Staff, Undermining Aid Efforts

UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, addressed the shrinking civil space in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, highlighting the group's arbitrary arrests of UN staff, civil society members, diplomats, and private sector individuals as a major obstacle. Speaking at the closing of the third...

Yemeni Soldier Killed, Several Injured in Renewed Clashes with Houthis

Yemeni Soldier Killed, Several Injured in Renewed Clashes with Houthis

Fighting has intensified in Yemen, with clashes between government forces and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels reported in the governorates of Marib and Taiz. According to a report by "September Net," one Yemeni soldier was killed and four others injured in Marib during operations to rep...