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| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Aden | Al-Buraiqa | The Southern Armed Forces said they engaged a hostile drone west of the capital, Aden. |
| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Hadramout and Marib | Al-Abr | Yemen’s Ministry of Defense said it carried out a military operation targeting Houthi personnel and equipment on several frontlines, in response to what it described as “treacherous Houthi attacks” in Hadramout and Marib. |
| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Al-Hodeidah | South of Al-Hodeidah | The National Resistance on the West Coast said it targeted Houthi command centers, fortifications, and gatherings south of Al-Hodeidah in response to Houthi escalation in Marib, Hadramout, and territorial waters off Al-Mokha. |
| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Hawban | Government-aligned forces said clashes resumed across several frontlines in Taiz, alongside strikes on Houthi positions and efforts to intercept the group’s drones. Reconnaissance teams also reported that the Houthis launched missiles from Jabal Oman in Al-Hawban toward the Red Sea. |
| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Alla | The Houthi militia fired Katyusha rockets toward Al-Alla Camp, held by Southern forces north of Al-Dhalea. The rockets landed in an open area, according to a military source. |
| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Marib | Marib | The Houthi militia renewed missile and drone attacks on Marib city, targeting residential neighborhoods and a fuel station. |
| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Maazoub Amer | The Houthi militia shelled villages and farms west of Qatabah with mortar rounds and heavy artillery, causing material damage after a shell struck a stone factory between Qatabah and Maazoub Amer village, according to Al-Dhalea Front and Axis spokesman Fouad Jubari. |
| Saturday | 08/08/2026 | Saada | Ghawr Al-Mashwat | Houthi media said a Saudi drone dropped two munitions on the Ghawr Al-Mashwat area in the border district of Ghamr, Saada Governorate. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Northern Al-Dhalea | The Southern Armed Forces used drones to target Houthi positions and vehicles on frontlines north of Al-Dhalea, saying the strikes inflicted heavy personnel and equipment losses on the group. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Jazan, Saudi Arabia | Jazan Refinery | The Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted an Aramco refinery in Jazan with a drone. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | An explosive-laden boat targeted the quay at Al-Mokha Port, according to media affiliated with the Yemeni government. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha | The December 2 Agency, affiliated with the National Resistance Forces, said several Houthi drones attempting to target the solar power station in Al-Mokha were shot down. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | The National Resistance said four soldiers and three civilians were killed and 15 civilians wounded in Houthi strikes on Al-Mokha city and port and several civilian and military sites and facilities. It also said 11 Houthi drones involved in the attack were shot down. In a cumulative tally, Yemen’s Transport Minister said Al-Mokha Port had been hit by at least 25 ballistic missile and drone strikes targeting its economic facilities, staff housing, fuel station, storage tanks, and other port infrastructure, causing extensive damage and destruction. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha | The Houthi militia targeted the staff housing building of the Saudi hospital in Al-Mokha with a missile, according to local sources. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Taiz | Shaab Madhan | The Houthi militia sent military reinforcements, including vehicles and tanks, to Shaab Madhan in Baher, Mawiyah District, Taiz, near the Al-Dhalea frontlines, according to a military source. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Batar | The Houthi militia shelled Batar village northwest of Al-Dhalea with five mortar rounds, killing a civilian, according to a military source. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Taiz | Taiz | Clashes broke out between government forces and the Houthi militia on several frontlines in Taiz Governorate, according to Yemen’s Ministry of Defense. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Fakher | The Houthi militia fired more than four mortar rounds at Southern forces’ positions on the Al-Fakher front north of Al-Dhalea, according to a military source. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Fakher and Bab Ghalaq | A Houthi reconnaissance drone flew over the Al-Fakher and Bab Ghalaq fronts north of Al-Dhalea. |
| Sunday | 09/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha | The Houthi militia renewed drone attacks on Al-Mokha, while air defenses engaged the aircraft, according to local media. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Abyan | Lawdar | A Houthi drone flew extensively over Lawdar in Abyan and approached Southern forces’ positions before being engaged, according to a military source. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Fakher | Southern forces fired Katyusha rockets at Houthi positions and movements north of Al-Fakher in Al-Dhalea Governorate. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Marib | Marib | Government-affiliated media said Houthi military positions and missile launchers were struck in Marib. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Aden | Aden | The Southern Armed Forces said they engaged hostile drones that attempted to approach vital and service facilities in Aden. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Shabwa | Bayhan | The Houthis targeted Shabwa Defense Forces positions in Bayhan with missiles and drones, according to local media. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Taiz | Mawiyah | Houthi reinforcements moved from Mawiyah toward the Hasha, Baher, and Al-Musaimir frontlines, according to military sources. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Marib | Harib | Two Shabwa Defense Forces soldiers were killed and nine others wounded, including two in critical condition, in a Houthi drone attack on the Harib front, according to military and medical sources. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Marib | Harib and Ayn | Shabwa Defense Forces said they launched Operation “Suhum Shabwa,” alongside the Saba Axis, against Houthi positions and gatherings on the Harib front using artillery and drones, saying the operation inflicted personnel and material losses. The forces said the operation was in response to a Houthi drone attack targeting the 3rd Brigade on the Harib-Ayn front. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Shabwa | Bayhan | The Southern Giants Forces said they targeted a Houthi vehicle and barracks on the Bayhan front in Shabwa with drones after detecting movements at forward positions, saying the strikes inflicted losses and destroyed military equipment and fortifications. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Aden | Al-Buraiqa | Anti-aircraft fire was heard in Al-Buraiqa, Aden, in what was believed to be an attempt to intercept a drone, according to a local source. |
| Monday | 10/08/2026 | Marib | Al-Kassara | Government-aligned forces used drones to target Houthi vehicles and mortar positions on the Al-Kassara front and in the Al-Radhah mountains in Marib, as well as Houthi personnel and vehicles that had reached the Al-Taybas area between Marib and Al-Jawf, according to the forces. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | The Houthis again shelled Al-Mokha Port in Taiz with three missiles and an explosive-laden drone, amid renewed explosions in the city, according to military sources. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Hadramout | Seiyun | A drone flew over Seiyun in Hadramout as anti-aircraft fire was launched, according to local sources. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Kuraifat | Government-aligned forces said they thwarted a Houthi attack on the Al-Kuraifat front east of Taiz and captured a number of Houthi fighters. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Shaqab | Saba News Agency said the Houthi militia shelled civilian sites and residents’ property in Al-Shaqab southeast of Taiz, causing material damage. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Bab Al-Mandab / Red Sea | Mayun | The Houthi militia targeted the Yemeni commercial vessel Tihama with three ballistic missiles in Bab Al-Mandab, causing a fire and material damage aboard the ship, according to Yemen’s Ministry of Transport. Six crew members were killed, including three Pakistani sailors and one Indonesian, while 10 others were wounded. The Yemeni Coast Guard said it later destroyed a Houthi explosive unmanned boat that attempted to approach Tihama, about three hours after the missile attack. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Al-Jawf | Eastern Al-Jawf | Drones operated by government-aligned forces targeted Houthi positions and gatherings on several frontlines in eastern Al-Jawf, according to press sources. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Shabwa | Bir Ali | Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the convoy of 2nd Marine Infantry Brigade commander Ali Al-Sulaimani in Bir Ali, Shabwa, with no casualties reported, according to a security source. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Shabwa | Upper Markha | Shabwa Defense Forces said they thwarted a Houthi offensive infiltration attempt on the Upper Markha front, saying the group suffered casualties. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Saada | Ghawr Al-Mashwat | Houthi media said a Saudi drone dropped two munitions on the Ghawr Al-Mashwat area in Ghamr District, Saada Governorate. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | West Coast | West Coast | The National Resistance said the Houthi militia launched successive attacks on West Coast positions using 10 missiles and four drones, adding that the attacks failed to achieve their military objectives. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Shabwa | Al-Saadiyat | The Houthi militia fired several mortar rounds at residential areas and homes in Al-Saadiyat, Bayhan, Shabwa, damaging livestock pens and water tanks. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Shabwa | Al-Quwaim | The Houthi militia targeted a Shabwa Defense Forces position on the Al-Quwaim front in Wadi Khir, Bayhan, with three drones, but the attack failed after Shabwa Defense Forces used air defenses and jamming systems to counter the aircraft. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Taiz | Mawiyah | New Houthi manpower reinforcements arrived in Mawiyah to support positions near Southern forces’ frontlines in Tawrasa and Al-Musaimir. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Lahj | Qareen | Clashes involving medium weapons broke out between the Southern Armed Forces and the Houthi militia on the Qareen Al-Musaimir front in Lahj, according to a military source. |
| Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | Marib | Tadawin | The Houthis said they targeted Tadawin Camp in Marib with missiles and drones. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha | Government-aligned forces engaged several Houthi drones that attempted to target Al-Mokha city. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | The Houthi militia fired ballistic missiles at Al-Mokha Port, targeting the marine quay and causing further damage to the port. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Marib | Al-Ruwaik | Two Saudi officers were killed and a third wounded when an explosive device targeted them in Al-Ruwaik, east of Marib. The wounded officer was transferred to Al-Wadiah Hospital for treatment. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Saada | Razih and Ghamr | Saudi artillery shelling targeted the border districts of Razih and Ghamr in Saada Governorate, according to Houthi media. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Taiz | Taiz | Government-aligned forces targeted Houthi positions and barracks on several frontlines in Taiz Governorate. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Marib and Shabwa | Harib | Shabwa Defense Forces, alongside the Saba Axis and the 26th Brigade, said they thwarted Houthi advances in Harib, Ayn, Bayhan, and Upper Markha, inflicting personnel and equipment losses. The forces also used drones to target Houthi military positions on the Harib front, saying they hit their targets accurately. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Maqsaf | The Houthi militia fired mortar rounds at a mosque in Al-Maqsaf village, Mawza District, western Taiz, according to local media. |
| Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | Al-Hodeidah, Hajjah and Al-Mahwit | Al-Hodeidah | Government-aligned forces used drones to target Houthi movements, equipment, and personnel in the Fifth Military Region, which covers Al-Hodeidah, Hajjah, and Al-Mahwit governorates. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Taiz and Lahj | Hayfan and Al-Subaiha | Two Southern Armed Forces soldiers were killed in clashes with the Houthi militia on the Hayfan and Al-Subaiha fronts bordering Taiz, while Southern forces returned fire and inflicted casualties on Houthi fighters. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Taiz | Southern Taiz | Government-aligned forces repelled a Houthi attack south of Taiz and said the militia suffered heavy losses. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Red Sea | West Coast | Naval forces and the Coast Guard clashed with three Houthi explosive and crewed boats in the Red Sea, destroying two while the third fled toward international waters. They also destroyed, with a Kornet missile, a Houthi boat carrying drone-launch equipment, killing five Houthi fighters aboard, according to the December 2 Agency. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Hadramout | Al-Abr | Two soldiers were killed and 15 others wounded in a drone attack on a camp belonging to the 3rd Division of the Nation Shield Forces in Al-Abr, Hadramout. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Taiz | Mawiyah | The Houthis established new positions and trenches amid tribal mobilization in Mawiyah District, near the Al-Musaimir and Al-Azariq frontlines, according to a military source. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Saada | Baqim | Saudi artillery shelling targeted several areas in the border district of Baqim, Saada Governorate, according to Houthi media. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Jazan, Saudi Arabia | Jazan Refinery | The Houthis said they targeted an Aramco refinery in Jazan with two drones, claiming the attack achieved a direct hit. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Hadramout | Al-Wadiah Crossing | Al-Wadiah Customs said it thwarted two attempts to smuggle 23 fiber-optic units used in drone control systems and for issuing commands to drop munitions. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Aden | Free Zone | Customs at the Aden Free Zone said it thwarted the smuggling of six cartons containing 3,687 dual-use electronic components, including Arduino boards, sensors, control boards, and detectors, which it said could be used in manufacturing and developing drones and in prohibited activities. |
| Thursday | 13/08/2026 | Taiz | Dhubab | Two missiles launched by the Houthi militia landed in uninhabited areas in Dhubab, Bab Al-Mandab District, Taiz Governorate, according to the National Resistance’s military media. |
| Friday | 14/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | One person was killed and three others wounded in a Houthi missile attack on Al-Mokha Port in western Taiz after the militia fired four ballistic missiles at the port, also causing damage to the site. |
| Friday | 14/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Barh | Around 55 Houthi fighters were killed or wounded, while three National Resistance personnel were killed and seven others wounded, during intense clashes lasting about five hours on the Al-Barh axis west of Taiz. The fighting followed a multi-axis Houthi attack accompanied by artillery shelling and infiltration attempts before National Resistance forces repelled the assault and forced the attackers to retreat, according to the Joint Operations spokesman on the West Coast. |
| Friday | 14/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha | Cumulative tally: The director of Al-Mokha Port said five people were killed in the shelling of two ships, while Al-Mokha Port and the West Coast had been subjected to more than 90 Houthi attacks and dozens of explosive-boat attacks by August 14. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Taiz | Sharab Junction | Government forces’ artillery targeted Houthi reinforcements west of Taiz, including tanks, heavy military equipment, and artillery, around the Sharab Junction, Al-Sayahi, Hadharan, and the 35th Armored Brigade camp. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | One Al-Mokha Port security member was killed, two sailors were reported missing, and eight civilians were wounded in a Houthi attack on the port using six ballistic missiles, according to government-aligned forces. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Saada | Razih | Intensive Saudi missile shelling targeted Razih District in Saada and damaged residents’ farms, according to Houthi media. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Lahj | Karsh | The Houthis fired more than six mortar rounds at Southern forces’ positions in Karsh, northern Lahj. Southern forces responded with heavy weapons against the sources of fire and said Houthi fighters sustained serious injuries. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Silw | Government-aligned forces’ artillery responded to Houthi shelling on the Al-Silw front southeast of Taiz Governorate, according to the forces. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Al-Hodeidah | South of Al-Hodeidah | The Houthis carried out an arrest campaign against civilians in frontline areas south of Al-Hodeidah, according to local media. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Hajar | The Houthi militia fired more than 20 mortar rounds at valleys and farms in Hajar, Al-Dhalea Governorate, according to a military source. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Tawrasa | Clashes involving medium weapons broke out between Southern forces and the Houthi militia on the Tawrasa front in Al-Azariq District, Al-Dhalea Governorate, according to a military source. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Marib | Hailan Junction | Government-aligned forces targeted Houthi barracks and gatherings at the Hailan Junction in Marib Governorate. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Marib | Marib | A number of people were wounded and material damage was reported after the Houthi militia targeted Marib city with four ballistic missiles and four drones, according to the Marib local authority. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Lahj / Al-Bayda | Al-Bayda | The Southern Giants Forces used a drone to target a Houthi bulldozer as it dug trenches and established military positions on the Al-Bayda front bordering Lahj, according to the Southern Giants Forces. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Shabwa | Jabal Al-Quwaim | Shabwa Defense Forces said they thwarted a Houthi infiltration attempt in Bayhan and shelled Houthi positions on Jabal Al-Quwaim with artillery. |
| Saturday | 15/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Thawkhub | A Southern forces soldier died from wounds sustained during clashes with the Houthi militia in the Al-Thawkhub sector northwest of Al-Dhalea in July. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | The Houthi militia targeted Al-Mokha with seven ballistic missiles and six drones, while air defenses shot down two drones, according to government-aligned forces. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Taiz | Northern Taiz | Taiz Axis forces shelled Houthi gatherings and reinforcements north of the city, causing casualties among Houthi fighters, according to Taiz Axis media. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Several Governorates | Multiple Areas | Yemeni government forces carried out 181 operations against the Houthi militia over 24 hours, inflicting casualties and destroying equipment and weapons depots in response to Houthi attacks on civilians, economic facilities, ports, and forces, according to Yemen’s Defense Ministry spokesman. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Lahj | Qareen | The Houthis targeted Southern Armed Forces positions on the Qareen Al-Musaimir fronts in northern Lahj, according to a military source. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Muris | A Houthi drone crashed while flying over Murays in northern Al-Dhalea, according to a military source. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Marib | Marib | The Houthis said they targeted weapons depots and “Saudi concentrations” at military camps in Marib overnight. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Lahj | Al-Qareen | The Houthi militia shelled populated areas in Al-Qareen, Al-Musaimir District, northern Lahj, with mortar rounds. Local residents said shells landed near homes and farms, causing fear among residents. |
| Sunday | 16/08/2026 | Taiz | Maqbanah | The Houthi militia fired more than 15 artillery shells at the “Liwa Al-Nasr” front in Maqbanah, Taiz, and also shelled villages in the district with 11 mortar rounds, causing material damage. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Lahj | Karsh and Hamalah | Heavy clashes lasting more than two hours broke out on the Karsh and Hamalah fronts in northern Lahj, involving heavy weapons. The sources of Houthi fire were silenced. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Al-Jawf | Al-Jawf | Government-aligned forces targeted Houthi gatherings and positions on Al-Jawf frontlines. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Bab Al-Mandab | Bab Al-Mandab | The Houthi militia targeted Bab Al-Mandab with two missiles launched from areas under its control east of Taiz, while five ballistic missiles were also launched from Ibb and Al-Hawban, east of Taiz. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Mokha Port | The Houthi militia targeted Al-Mokha Port with two ballistic missiles, according to government military media. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Bab Al-Mandab | Al-Ardi Port | The Houthi militia targeted the vessel Amir Khan in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait with six ballistic missiles, according to Al-Jumhuriya TV. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Marib | Sahn Al-Jinn | The Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted a weapons depot at Sahn Al-Jinn Camp in Marib with a number of drones. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Saada | Al-Shawariq | The Saudi army shelled residential villages in Al-Shawariq area of the border district of Razih in Saada with artillery, according to Houthi media. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Al-Mahra | Shahn | Police in Shahn, Al-Mahra, arrested a person wanted by Marib authorities in a case involving extortion and the unlawful seizure of others’ money. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Fakher | The Houthi militia indiscriminately shelled the villages of Sulaym, Al-Fakher, and Maazoub Amer north of Al-Dhalea with mortar rounds. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Rubaie | Government-aligned forces targeted Houthi reinforcements, including a tank, a BMB armored vehicle, and six military vehicles, in Al-Rubaie west of Taiz. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Marib | Harib | Shabwa Defense Forces said they shot down a Houthi drone over one of their military positions on the Harib front. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Batar and Muris | A child and a woman were wounded in two separate Houthi sniper attacks in Batar and Murays, Al-Dhalea, according to a medical source. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Marib | Southern Marib | Government-aligned forces used artillery to target Houthi positions and gatherings on southern Marib frontlines. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Lahj | Al-Hadd | Heavy clashes broke out between the Southern Armed Forces and the Houthi militia on the Al-Hadd front in Yafa. |
| Monday | 17/08/2026 | Aden | Aden | A Southern forces soldier died from wounds sustained in a Saudi airstrike in the Hadramout desert in January. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Lahj | Karsh and Hamalah | A Southern Armed Forces soldier was wounded in fighting on the Karsh and Hamalah fronts in northern Lahj. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Al-Hodeidah | Hays | Two children were wounded and livestock were killed when Houthi mortar shelling hit a home in Hays, Al-Hodeidah, according to local media. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Several Governorates | Multiple Areas | Yemeni government forces carried out 133 military operations over 24 hours targeting Houthi positions and capabilities using rocket launchers, artillery, and drones, according to Yemen’s Defense Ministry spokesman. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Saada | Ghawr Al-Mashwat | The Saudi army shelled the Ghawr Al-Mashwat area in Ghamr District, Saada Governorate, with artillery, according to Houthi media. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Jazan, Saudi Arabia | Jazan Refinery | The Houthis targeted the Aramco refinery in Jazan with several drones in response to what Houthi media described as airspace violations over Saada and Hajjah governorates. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Marib | Harib | One Shabwa Defense Forces soldier was killed and two others wounded in a Houthi drone attack on their positions on the Harib front. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Silw | Government-aligned forces used drones to target a Houthi command center and forward positions on the Al-Silw front in Taiz Governorate. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Fakher | The Houthi militia fired more than 15 mortar rounds at the Al-Fakher fronts north of Al-Dhalea over a 24-hour period, according to sources. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Marib | Al-Thaniyah Camp | Yemeni Emergency Forces shot down a Houthi “suicide” drone that attempted to target Al-Thaniyah Camp in Al-Ruwaik, east of Marib. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Marib and Shabwa | Harib | Shabwa Defense Forces carried out what they described as a specialized drone operation targeting Houthi positions on the Harib, Ayn, Bayhan, and Upper Markha fronts, in response to a Houthi drone attack that killed a soldier. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Lahj / Al-Bayda | Al-Bayda | The Southern Giants Forces said they destroyed a Houthi military vehicle on the Al-Bayda front bordering Lahj. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Al-Hodeidah | East of Al-Khokha | Three civilians, including a child, were killed by two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting areas east of Al-Khokha in Al-Hodeidah Governorate, according to the National Resistance. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Akama | A Houthi missile hit a house in Al-Akama village, Mirab subdistrict, Maqbanah District, Taiz, severely damaging it, killing livestock, and shattering windows and parts of nearby homes, according to the local authority. |
| Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | Al-Hodeidah | Al-Hodeidah | Cumulative tally: The December 2 Agency, citing informed sources in Al-Hodeidah, reported that more than 200 Houthi fighters were killed and 400 others wounded during the first half of August. |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Lahj | Al-Hadd | A Southern Armed Forces soldier was killed after a Houthi drone dropped a munition on the Al-Hadd front in Yafa. |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Saada | Al Thabit | The Saudi army shelled areas and villages in Al Thabit, Qatabir District, Saada, with artillery, according to Houthi media. |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Taiz | Al-Qasr | Government-aligned forces thwarted a Houthi infiltration attempt on the Al-Qasr front east of Taiz. |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Fakher | A Houthi drone attack targeted Southern forces’ positions on the Al-Fakher fronts north of Al-Dhalea, according to a military source. |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Hajar and Batar | The Houthi militia fired more than seven mortar rounds at civilian areas in Hajar and Batar northwest of Al-Dhalea, according to a military source. |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Abyan | Al-Wadea | One soldier was killed and officer Moqbel Al-Mahwari and three of his escorts were wounded in what the National Security Forces described as an “Al-Qaeda terrorist ambush” in Abyan. The forces said attacks on security officers and personnel would not go unanswered and that they would continue efforts to combat “terrorist organizations.” |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Taiz and Al-Hodeidah | West Coast | AFP, citing three Houthi military sources, reported that the Houthis were preparing a major military operation to seize government-held areas on the West Coast, with reinforcements of nearly 2,000 fighters arriving at frontlines in Taiz and Al-Hodeidah in preparation for the operation. |
| Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | Sanaa | Sanaa | Cumulative tally: The Houthi military spokesman claimed the group had prevented 48 Saudi oil vessels from passing through the Red Sea and Arabian Sea and forced them to turn back, while claiming eight ships had been targeted since July 20. He warned Saudi Arabia against escalation and threatened a comprehensive response. |
| Thursday | 20/08/2026 | Al-Dhalea | Al-Fakher | A Houthi drone attack targeted Southern forces’ positions on the Al-Fakher fronts north of Al-Dhalea, with no casualties reported. |
| Thursday | 20/08/2026 | Several Governorates | Multiple Areas | Yemen’s Defense Ministry spokesman said government forces carried out 81 military operations over 24 hours against Houthi threat sources, destroying a number of Houthi vehicles, equipment, and threat sources. He said the forces would not allow external agendas to be imposed on Yemeni territory. |
| Thursday | 20/08/2026 | Najran, Saudi Arabia | Najran | The Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted a site at Najran Airport and an Aramco facility in Najran, Saudi Arabia, with two drones. |
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