### [2026-09-15](/feed/2026/09/15/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The United Nations reports that more than 100,000 people have fled their homes in western and southern Yemen due the ongoing Houthi offensive against Yemeni government forces, and that 2,400 refugees have arrived in Djibouti in the last four days alone. 




### Sources:

1. [Kurdistan 24](https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/939615/yemen-fighting-displaces-more-than-100000-un-says)

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