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In Yemen, the Houthis seize Perim Island in the Strait of Bab al-Mandab after government forces withdrew, completing their takeover of the surrounding area and giving them control of territory overlooking a major sea lane between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
2026-09-11

The confirmed toll of the offensive in western Yemen increases to 500 people killed, including 278 Houthi fighters, 216 soldiers of the Yemeni Armed Forces and 29 civilians.
2026-09-8

The Houthis claim to have attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea for their violation of the blockade by Yemen's Houthi-led armed forces. There are no reported casualties.
2026-07-23

Over 50 Houthi fighters and 16 soldiers are killed during clashes in Hodeidah, Yemen. Twenty-two more soldiers are also wounded.
2026-07-4

The Yemeni Army and Houthis engage in intense fighting in the As-Silw district in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing two soldiers. Additionally, the Yemeni Army says that it repelled a Houthi attack.
2026-04-11

Yemen's Houthis announce the resumption of attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran.
2026-02-28

In an agreement mediated by the United Nations special envoy office and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council and the Houthis release a joint 2,900 detainees held throughout the civil war.
2025-12-23

In Lahij, Yemen, suspected Houthi gunmen carry out an ambush against a convoy carrying the governor of Taiz and a military commander, killing five of their bodyguards. Both the governor and the commander are unharmed, while two gunmen are also killed.
2025-11-17

At least four people are killed, two people are injured and two other people are missing after the Eternity C, a Liberian flagged ship, is attacked in the Red Sea near Hodeida, Yemen, by multiple Houthi boats and drones. The ship later sinks.
2025-07-7

Houthi forces launch surface-to-air missiles at a U.S. fighter jet and MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Red Sea for the first time with both missiles missing their target.
2025-02-22