Security and Military Incidents Table (April 04 - April 16, 2026)
Day Date Type of Incident
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Saturday 04/04/2026

Hadramout - Al-Shihr: Armed tribesmen cut off supplies from reaching areas in Hadramout on the road between Al-Shihr and Hami, causing major disruption to commercial activity.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Two people were killed and four others injured when security forces in Mukalla suppressed a protest in support of the STC, firing live ammunition heavily and indiscriminately at demonstrators in Khor Mukalla amid a heavy security deployment.

Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi group announced the arrest of individuals it accused of carrying out espionage activities for Israel.

Hadramout - Mukalla: The STC held the Saudi Special Committee responsible for violations against protesters in Mukalla and called on the Quartet Committee to intervene immediately to stop what it described as the Saudi committee’s “tampering” in the South.

Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi group announced an attack on Israel targeting Ben Gurion Airport as well as military and strategic sites using a multi-warhead ballistic missile and drones, in what it said was a joint operation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah.

Sunday 05/04/2026

Hadramout - Mukalla: Yemen’s Interior Ministry issued a security circular ordering the arrest of Dr. Yahya Shaif Al-Shaibi, head of the STC Coordination Body at the University of Aden, on accusations of “inciting” protesters in Hadramout, in a move targeting STC leaders and activists.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Human rights sources said journalist Amjad Al-Rami was arrested from his home in Mukalla and transferred on Sunday from the Criminal Investigation prison to a detention facility at Al-Rayyan Airport under the control of Yemen’s Emergency Forces.

Taiz - Al-Rawda neighborhood: A 14-year-old child was killed by Houthi sniper fire in Al-Rawda neighborhood in Taiz governorate.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Security forces in Mukalla arrested dozens of demonstrators over their participation in the peaceful pro-STC protest on Saturday.

Taiz - Al-Waziyah: One soldier was killed and three others wounded in an armed attack targeting a security checkpoint in Al-Waziyah area in Taiz governorate, according to local sources.

Hadramout - Mukalla: The Second Military Region announced the seizure of a shipment of weapons, mortar shells, and ammunition that was on its way to Shabwa governorate.

Hadramout - Al-Wadiah–Al-Abr road: Armed men ambushed and robbed citizens from Shabwa returning from Saudi Arabia on the Al-Wadiah–Al-Abr road in Hadramout.

Hadramout - Al-Khasha’a: Saudi-backed Yemeni Emergency Forces in Wadi Hadramout said they had seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition in Al-Khasha’a, believed to have been looted from one of the camps during the January events.

Monday 06/04/2026

Hadramout - Mukalla: Yemen’s Interior Ministry circulated an order for the arrest of Ali Al-Jafri, acting head of the STC in Hadramout, on allegations of “inciting protesters” in the governorate.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Yemen’s Interior Ministry circulated an order for the arrest of STC leaders in Hadramout, Salem Bin Daghar and Ali Al-Tambashi, on allegations of “inciting protesters” in Mukalla.

Shabwa - Beihan, Al-Quwaym front: Shabwa Defense Forces said they had repelled a fierce Houthi attack on their positions on the Al-Quwaym front in the Beihan area.

Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi group announced that it had targeted military and strategic sites in Israel’s Eilat using missiles and drones, in what it said was a joint operation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah.

Al-Mahrah - Shahn: Police in Shahn district in Al-Mahrah said they had detained 32 suspects, including 15 men and 17 women of Ethiopian nationality, for engaging in activities deemed illegal.

Hadramout - Mukalla: The STC in Hadramout said security forces had arrested around 50 protesters and taken them to multiple detention sites, including Mukalla Security, the Central Prison, prisons at Al-Rayyan Airport, and the camp of the 27th Mechanized Brigade.

Tuesday 07/04/2026

Shabwa - Ataq: Security forces in Shabwa closed roads leading to the site of a pro-STC protest in the city of Ataq and prevented demonstrators from reaching it, while also arresting three citizens who were released hours later.

Aden - Khormaksar: National Security Forces in Aden foiled an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of ammunition in Khormaksar that was reportedly on its way to the Houthi group.

Wednesday 08/04/2026

Hadramout - Mukalla: Security authorities in Hadramout released 26 protesters who had been detained over their participation in the Saturday, April 04 protest in Mukalla.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Security authorities in Hadramout released journalist Amjad Al-Rami after a week of detention in Mukalla, where he had been held in Al-Rayyan prison at Al-Rayyan Airport under the control of Saudi-backed Emergency Forces.

Shabwa - Beihan: Shabwa Defense Forces announced the downing of a Houthi drone on the Beihan front.

Marib - Harib front: Three soldiers from the 3rd Shabwa Defense Brigade were wounded in Houthi shelling targeting their positions on the Harib front in Marib governorate.

Thursday 09/04/2026

Abyan - Lawdar: Clashes broke out in Lawdar city in Abyan between National Security Forces (formerly the Security Belt) and armed men over a personal dispute.

Friday 10/04/2026

Al-Dhalea - Al-Fakher front: A Southern forces soldier was killed by Houthi sniper fire on the Al-Fakher front, north of Al-Dhalea.

Saturday 11/04/2026

Lahij - Radfan, Sileek village: A security personnel member was wounded in Radfan district in Lahij during armed clashes that erupted as part of a security campaign to pursue wanted suspects accused of killing an intelligence officer and injuring civilians in Sileek village.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Coast Guard forces seized two fuel-laden boats along with their crew off the coast of Mukalla on charges of involvement in human smuggling and trafficking in prohibited items.

Abyan - Al-Mahfad: A soldier was wounded during a security campaign in Al-Mahfad district in Abyan governorate that resulted in the arrest of three people and the confiscation of illegal taxation receipts.

Taiz - Al-Salou front: Two soldiers from government-aligned forces were killed and three others wounded while repelling a Houthi attack on the Al-Salou front in Taiz governorate.

Hadramout - Mukalla, Buwaish: Counter-narcotics forces in Buwaish area of Mukalla arrested two individuals in the city while in possession of quantities of methamphetamine and hashish as part of an anti-drug campaign.

Sunday 12/04/2026

Al-Bayda - Radaa: Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Masoudi, a member of the General People’s Congress Permanent Committee, was killed in an assassination operation in front of the Radaa court building in Al-Bayda governorate, according to local sources.

Aden - Aden: The commander of the Special Security Forces in Aden announced the removal and redeployment of a number of security checkpoints under a new security plan for the city.

Monday 13/04/2026

Abyan - Mudiyah: Hussein Daha Al-Maysari, the STC head in Mudiyah district, died of wounds sustained in an assassination attempt earlier this month.

Tuesday 14/04/2026

Hadramout - Al-Abr: A platoon commander in the Nation’s Shield Forces was killed and five soldiers were wounded when their vehicle came under armed attack in Al-Abr area in Hadramout governorate, according to a military source speaking to South24 Center.

Hadramout - Wadi Hadramout: Saudi-backed emergency forces in Hadramout said they had seized more than 50 fuel tankers that were on their way to the black market.

Wednesday 15/04/2026

Shabwa - Al-Saeed, Wadi Yashbum: Three people were wounded in clashes between security forces and tribal gunmen in Wadi Yashbum in Al-Saeed district of Shabwa. The cause of the clashes remained unclear.

Thursday 16/04/2026

Shabwa - Beihan, Al-Quwaym front: A member of the Shabwa Defense Forces was killed in Houthi drone shelling targeting the Al-Quwaym front in Beihan.

Sanaa - Sanaa: Houthi leader Abdulmalik Al-Houthi said that the continuation of Israeli “aggression” against Lebanon threatens the truce, adding that the fronts of the “axis” will not stand idly by.

Chart: Distribution of incidents by governorate mentioned in the table (updated automatically from the paragraph content).
Source: South24 Center, security media, official statements, local media
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