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Yemen civil war

Flames and smoke rise from the port of Mokha during a strike in Yemen, August 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
August 16, 2026, 5:14 am
‘Everyone lives in fear’: Yemenis dread renewed war as Houthis launch attacks
Yemeni citizens express anxieties over reliving cycles of displacement and violence of brutal civil conflict after rebel attacks on government areas upend 2022 truce
By AFP
An armed student waves a Yemeni flag as he is flanked by a peer waving a Palestinian flag and others displaying the Houthi rebels' banner, which reads 'Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews,' at a rally in support of the Iran-backed rebels amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, on the Sanaa University Campus in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, on July 22, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
August 14, 2026, 12:55 pm
Houthi attack on Yemeni port city kills 8, government official says amid strained truce
Iran-backed group also claims drone attack on Saudi Aramco refinery, as UN warns of highest risk of renewed civil war since 2022 truce, as humanitarian crisis deepens
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel is all that is seen at the surface of the water in the Port of Mokha, the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city Mokha, held by Yemen’s internationally recognized, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (Khaled ZIAD/AFP)
August 10, 2026, 8:46 pm
A blocked Iranian flight is behind latest spiral of violence between Saudis and Houthis
Major escalation signals broader shift in Iran-backed rebel group’s priorities, says senior Yemen analyst, as it looks to convey regional military power, Red Sea dominance
By Samy Magdy
This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on August 7, 2026, shows a boy standing near the damage at Mail al-Saila internally displaced camp (IDP) on the outskirts of Marib following a reported Houthi ballistic missile attack on the government-held city of Marib early August 7, amid an escalation in hostilities. (AFPTV/AFP)
August 8, 2026, 11:28 am
Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as UN warns of return to full-scale civil war
Tensions surrounding war with Iran threaten 2022 truce between Tehran-backed rebels and Saudi-backed government forces; Riyadh says attacks on strategic Marib province a ‘red line’
By AFP
Members of the Saudi security forces take part in a military parade ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca on May 21, 2026. (Zain Jaafar/AFP)
July 31, 2026, 11:35 am
Saudis said to gear up for ground invasion against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Saudi forces seen withdrawing from east of Yemen, in possible prep for a campaign, report says, as Riyadh announces 14-country alliance to protect Red Sea shipping
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
July 25, 2026, 11:34 pm
As Trump pauses Iran strikes, Israel said to believe he’ll soon be forced to escalate
After first day of calm in some 2 weeks, Jerusalem sources tell Hebrew media that diplomacy is sure to fail, leaving US president no choice but to order major attack
By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
This screen grab taken from a video footage released by the Al-Masirah TV and made available via AFPTV on July 13, 2026, shows smoke rising from the airport in Sanaa (AL-MASIRAH TV/AFP)
July 13, 2026, 4:40 pm
Yemen’s Saudi-backed army bombs Houthi-held Sanaa airport to block Iranian plane
Rebels say plane landed anyway, without saying where, blame Saudi Arabia and vow retaliation, as tensions flare between group and internationally recognized Yemeni government
By Agencies
Men deliver UN World Food Program (WFP) aid in Aslam, Hajjah, Yemen, September 21, 2018. (Hammadi Issa/AP)
January 29, 2026, 6:16 pm
Houthi harassment forcing World Food Program to shut in north Yemen, officials say
UN agency had suspended operations in August, and 365 staff will be laid off by March, sources report, citing terror group’s arrests of workers and funding shortages
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Yemeni politicians and others meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the situation in Yemen following the dissolution of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, January 18, 2026. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 18, 2026, 6:32 pm
Yemeni politicians meet in Riyadh after dissolution of UAE-backed separatist group
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who led now-defunct Southern Transitional Council, does not attend but sends delegation; Saudi officials give assurances that STC officers will still get paid
By BARAA ANWER
Leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council Aidarous al-Zubaidi during an interview with AFP at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, January 18, 2024. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
January 7, 2026, 12:23 pm
Yemen anti-Houthi council expels separatist leader as he faces treason charges
Southern Transitional Council chief Aidarous al-Zubaidi didn’t board plane to Saudi Arabia with other official for talks, now said to have ‘fled to an unknown location’
By AP
This photo taken on January 4, 2026, shows Saudi-backed forces deployed in the city of Mukalla in Yemen's coastal southern Hadramout province. (AFP)
January 4, 2026, 7:49 pm
Saudi-backed forces regain control of Yemen’s Hadramout from UAE-backed separatists
Residents in provincial capital Mukalla welcome National Shield Forces as they drive through streets in armored vehicles after days of airstrikes on Southern Transitional Council
By Ahmed al-Haj and FATMA KHALED
A photograph shows damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatist forces, following an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on December 30, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
December 30, 2025, 6:49 pm
Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war, widen tensions in Gulf region
UAE-backed separatists have upended a years-old political arrangement among anti-Houthi partners in Yemen, after more than a decade of complex sectarian violence
By Samy Magdy
Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a coalition of separatist groups seeking to restore the state of South Yemen, hold South Yemen flags and a poster of their leader, Aidarous al-Zubaidi during a rally, in Aden, Yemen, December 25, 2025. (AP)
December 27, 2025, 5:20 am
UAE-backed separatists accuse Saudis of striking forces in southern Yemen
Strikes come after Riyadh called on Southern Transitional Council to withdraw from areas it recently took over; Yemeni official: 15,000 Saudi-backed fighters massing near border
By AP and ToI Staff
A Yemeni walks over the debris of a destroyed building following US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March 24, 2025. (AP)
March 27, 2025, 3:01 pm
New US campaign against Yemen’s Houthis far more intense than under Biden
Review of targets, policy, frequency and intensity shows renewed battle against Iran-backed rebels is completely different under new administration, but critics say problems remain
By Jon Gambrell
This image grab from an AFPTV footage shows smoke plumes rising above buildings following bombardment on Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on March 19, 2025. (AFP)
March 19, 2025, 10:04 pm
Trump vows to ‘annihilate’ Houthis, warns Iran against support, as US strikes Yemen
Tehran must ‘immediately’ stop sending Yemeni rebels weapons supplies, US president says, shortly after American airstrikes hit Houthi targets in Sanaa
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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