Yemen war

Which countries, movements, groups are involved in Yemen's yearslong conflict? - explainer

Yemen's more than decade-long civil war has flared up after a United Arab Emirates-backed separatist movement swept through territory in the south, splintering the Saudi-led coalition.

Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatists forces are seen together with their supporters as they march during a rally in southern port city in Aden, Yemen August 15, 2019.
Soldiers loyal to Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen December 9, 2025.

Joint Saudi-Emirati delegation arrives in south Yemen to defuse takeover by separatist group STC

Former Houthi Chief of Staff Muhammad Abd Al-Karim Al-Ghamari.

IDF confirms Houthi chief of staff Muhammad al-Ghamari killed

 Footage released by Houthi Military Media says to show a launch of missile, which the Houthis say they fired at Israel, at an unknown location in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on December 19, 2024.

IDF intercepts Houthi missile after sirens triggered in central Israel


US sanctions international network funding Yemen's Houthis

Due to recent development in the Yemeni civil war, the US treasury will sanction the international network funding the Houthis.

 BRANDISHING POSTERS of top Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the ousting of the government, in Sana’a, Yemen, September 21.

Saudi-led coalition bombs telecoms compound in Yemen's Sanaa - residents

Houthi telecommunications minister Misfer Al-Numair denied that the facilities were being used for military purposes.

 Smoke rises from the site of a Saudi-led air strike on the telecommunications compound in Sanaa, Yemen February 14, 2022.

Intercepted drone shrapnel injures 12 at Saudi Abha airport

The coalition has been fighting the Houthis since early 2015 after the group ousted Yemen's internationally recognized government from power in the capital Sanaa.

 A damaged glass window is pictured at Saudi Arabia's Abha airport, after it was attacked by a Houthi drone strike, in Abha, Saudi Arabia August 31, 2021.

Houthis fire missiles at UAE, Saudi Arabia, warn of further strikes

Two Houthi ballistic missiles were intercepted over Abu Dhabi, with a UAE F-16 destroying the launcher which fired the missiles.

DEBRIS DOTS a Saudi Aramco oil company distribution station that Yemeni Houthis say they attacked, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24.

Commercial vessel attacked off coast of Yemen - report

A UAE flagged ship heading to a southern Saudi port was hijacked by Iran-backed Houthi fighters, who claimed that the ship was carrying arms. Saudis: ship carried medical equipment.

 A man chants slogans as he and supporters of the Houthi movement attend a rally to celebrate following claims of military advances by the group near the borders with Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen October 4, 2019.

Saudi-led coalition destroys drone, strikes targets in Yemen's Sanaa

The drone was launched from Sanaa international airport and was aimed at civilians at Saudi's King Abdullah airport in Jizan.

 Saudi Arabia's national flag is seen at the Khoba frontline border with Yemen

Saudi coalition bombs Sanaa in tit-for-tat violence with Houthis

The tit-for-tat violence has escalated dramatically over the last months despite efforts by the US and UN to engineer a ceasefire in the seven-year-old war

 People look at cars on fire at the site of an explosion outside Aden international airport in Aden, Yemen.

US envoy visits Saudi Arabia, Bahrain for talks on Iran, Yemen

US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will discuss concerns over Iran and peace efforts for Yemen with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 30, 2021

Four killed in fighting between Yemeni separatists

Residents reported heavy gunfire in Aden's central Crater district that houses government headquarters and the central bank.

 A man chants slogans as he and supporters of the Houthi movement attend a rally to celebrate following claims of military advances by the group near the borders with Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen October 4, 2019.

Top US general warns of Iran, China and Russia in Middle East

US General Kenneth McKenzie talks Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan

CENTCOM Gen. Kenneth McKenzie