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 ...

Clashes at Taiz Qat Market Leave Casualties

Clashes at Taiz Qat Market Leave Casualties

Armed clashes at Al-Qubbah qat market in central Taiz, Yemen, resulted in multiple casualties on Monday, February 24, 2025. According to the Taiz Governorate Security Apparatus, the incident involved gunfire, leading to confirmed reports of two fatalities and five injuries. Taiz police, in a st...

Shabwah Police Detain 70 Illegal Migrants on Al-Shujayra Coast

Shabwah Police Detain 70 Illegal Migrants on Al-Shujayra Coast

On Saturday, security forces in Shabwah Governorate, eastern Yemen, detained 70 illegal migrants from various African countries attempting to enter via the Al-Shujayra coast. According to a Shabwa Police statement released by the Ministry of Interior’s media center, the group was intercepted...

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...

MASAM Removes 2,111 Mines in Yemen Since February

MASAM Removes 2,111 Mines in Yemen Since February

On Sunday ,the Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (MASAM) reported clearing 2,111 mines, unexploded ordnance, and explosive devices this month. According to a statement on MASAM’s official website, the past week alone saw the removal of 810 unexploded ordnances and 44 anti-tank ...

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...

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...

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...

Reuters: U.S. Aid Suspension Puts Millions of Yemeni Lives at Risk

Reuters: U.S. Aid Suspension Puts Millions of Yemeni Lives at Risk

Reuters reported that the suspension of U.S. aid jeopardizes millions of Yemenis, deepening the humanitarian crisis in one of the Arab world’s poorest nations. Yemeni government sources and relief officials told Reuters that the USAID halt poses a severe threat to lives.   On January...

Investigation Concludes Marib Prisoner Death a Suicide

Investigation Concludes Marib Prisoner Death a Suicide

An investigative committee has determined that the death of prisoner Rashid Alawi Isa Al-Hutam at the Marib Political Security Prison on January 26th was a suicide, with no evidence of foul play or legal violations. According to the Yemen News Agency Saba, forensic and autopsy reports confirmed t...

Yemeni Gas Company Boosts Efforts to Meet Local Demand Ahead of Ramadan

Yemeni Gas Company Boosts Efforts to Meet Local Demand Ahead of Ramadan

The Yemeni Gas Company – Safer announced intensified efforts to address rising household gas demand in preparation for Ramadan. The company pledged to maintain stable supplies and called on authorities to support monitoring and enforcement to prevent violations in gas distribution and sales....

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...

Al-Abr Road Rehabilitation Project by SDRPY Makes Progress

Al-Abr Road Rehabilitation Project by SDRPY Makes Progress

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) announced on Thursday, February 20, 2025, continued progress on the second phase of the Al-Abr International Road rehabilitation project. Specifically, work is underway on the 40-kilometer "Gweirban - Al-Dhowaybi" segment...

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...

Journalist Detained After Criticizing Hadramout Governor

Journalist Detained After Criticizing Hadramout Governor

Security forces in Mukalla of Hadramout raided the home of journalist Emad Al-Ddini on Thursday and detained him.  Local and human rights sources report that Al-Ddini was assaulted in front of his family during the raid before being taken to an undisclosed location. Authorities have yet to re...