| Security and Military Events Table (06–20 March 2026) | ||
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| Friday | 06/03/2026 |
Shabwa - Ataq: Yemen’s Interior Ministry and the Public Prosecution ordered the forcible arrest of the head of the Southern Transitional Council’s local leadership in Shabwa governorate over accusations of incitement. |
| Saturday | 07/03/2026 |
Al-Mahrah - Al-Ghaydah: The Southern Transitional Council in Al-Mahrah governorate said military and security commanders from outside the governorate had been reappointed, describing the move as a clear violation of the right of its people to manage Al-Mahrah’s affairs. |
| Sunday | 08/03/2026 |
Hadramout - Seiyun: Shells and war remnants exploded in Seiyun in Hadramout Valley after a fire broke out inside a scrap warehouse. Aden - Sirah: A source told South24 that 17 protesters affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council were released after being arrested over their participation in the protest held on 20 February 2026 in front of Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden. |
| Monday | 09/03/2026 |
Hadramout - Mukalla: Hadramout Coast Security arrested a man in possession of improvised explosive devices and ammunition in the Goul Mas’ha area of Mukalla. Saada - Razih: Forces aligned with the Yemeni government thwarted a Houthi attack on their positions on the Razih front in Saada governorate, according to Saba News Agency. Taiz - West of Taiz City: A Houthi field supervisor was killed in clashes with government forces on the western front of Taiz city, according to Saba News Agency. |
| Wednesday | 11/03/2026 |
Taiz - Mocha: Al-Masdaronline reported that Saudi military official Falah Al-Shahrani arrived in Mocha, west of Taiz governorate, to oversee military arrangements. |
| Thursday | 12/03/2026 |
Al-Mahrah - Shahan: Customs authorities at the Shahan crossing in Al-Mahrah governorate announced the seizure of 15 advanced cryptocurrency mining devices of the type Whatsminer M31S. Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi leader said the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran targeted the entire region and declared the group’s readiness for all developments, according to a speech published by Houthi media. Hadramout - Mukalla: Hadramout Governor and Presidential Leadership Council member Salem Al-Khanbashi said the local authorities would not allow pictures of Southern Transitional Council President Aidarous Al-Zubaidi to be raised in the governorate because he was “accused,” in his words. |
| Saturday | 14/03/2026 |
Lahj - Ras Al-Arah: The Southern Giants Forces seized a large drug shipment weighing 623 kg of methamphetamine and heroin near Bab Al-Mandab off the coast of Ras Al-Arah in Lahj and arrested four smugglers aboard the boat. |
| Sunday | 15/03/2026 |
Hodeidah - Hodeidah City: Press sources reported intensive reconnaissance aircraft flights over the airspace of Hodeidah governorate on the Red Sea coast. Taiz - Wadi Saleh: Saba News Agency reported that a woman was killed by Houthi sniper fire in the Wadi Saleh area east of Taiz city. Hadramout - Mukalla: Security authorities in Hadramout announced the seizure in Mukalla of a large cache of weapons and ammunition that had been looted from one of the camps in January 2026, including 246 mortar rounds and other assorted weapons. |
| Monday | 16/03/2026 |
Hajjah - Hayran: Eight civilians were killed and more than 30 others were wounded in a Houthi attack targeting Hayran district in Hajjah governorate. The victims included children gathered for the Ramadan iftar meal. |
| Tuesday | 17/03/2026 |
Shabwa - Harib Front: Two soldiers were wounded after a Houthi drone struck the Eighth Shabwa Defense Brigade position on the Harib front. Hadramout - Seiyun: Nation Shield forces foiled an attempt to detonate roadside explosive devices planted along the road linking Hadramout’s coast and valley in Seiyun. Al-Mahrah - Al-Ghaydah: A military and security force raided the house of former Al-Ghaydah Military Axis commander Major General Mohsen Marsa’ in Al-Ghaydah. Forces from Nation Shield, Facilities Protection and Central Security took part in the operation and confiscated a Ford military vehicle from inside the house compound, according to South24 sources. Al-Mahrah - Al-Ghaydah: Al-Mahrah security announced the arrest of a “criminal cell” of six people in Al-Ghaydah involved in theft and drug trafficking following armed clashes. Lahj - Karsh: Four members of the Southern Armed Forces were killed and five others wounded while repelling a Houthi attack on the Al-Markham and Al-Mughtaribah sectors on the Karsh front in northern Lahj. The forces said they had foiled the assault. Shabwa - Ayadh: Three escorts of Nation Shield Second Brigade commander Mohammed Al-Zaidi were wounded when an improvised explosive device targeted his convoy in the Ayadh area of Shabwa. |
| Wednesday | 18/03/2026 |
Taiz - Mocha: Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council member Tareq صالح met commanders of the National Resistance brigades and units on the West Coast to review combat readiness. Marib - Al-Wadi: Adel Al-Rouhani, head of the technical department of the Islah Islamist party, was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in Al-Wadi district, and three of his escorts were killed. |
| Thursday | 19/03/2026 |
Sanaa - Sanaa: Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi said all options remained open at the military level and that the group was prepared for all possibilities, according to a speech carried by Houthi media outlets. |
| Friday | 20/03/2026 |
Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi foreign ministry called on what it described as “the Saudi regime hosting U.S. bases” not to “pour oil on the fire,” according to Al-Masirah TV. Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthis threatened to close the Bab Al-Mandab Strait amid developments related to the war with Iran. Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, a member of the group’s political bureau, told Sputnik: “We may close the Bab Al-Mandab Strait to the aggressor states.” |
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Chart: Distribution of the number of events by governorate mentioned in the table (automatically updated from the paragraph content).
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| Source: South24 Center, security media, official statements, local media | ||
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