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Events in the year 2026 in Yemen.

Incumbents

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Aden government (Presidential Leadership Council)
Photo Post Name
Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi
Prime Minister of Yemen Salem Saleh bin Braik (until 15 January)
Shaya al-Zindani (since 15 January)
Sanaa government (Supreme Political Council)
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Leader of Ansar Allah Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Chairman of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat
Prime Minister of Yemen Muhammad Ahmed Miftah

Events

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For events related to the civil war, see Timeline of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)

January

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February

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  • 6 February – The PLC appoints a new cabinet under prime minister Zindani.[10]
  • 11 February – Protesters linked to the STC attack a government building in Ataq, leaving five people dead.[11]
  • 19 February – Protesters linked to the STC attempt to storm the gate of the Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden, leaving one person dead and 11 others injured.[12]

March

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May

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  • 14 May – The Houthis and the PLC agree to release 1,680 detainees as part of a prisoner exchange.[17]
  • 17 May – The Houthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa sentences 19 people to death for collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition.[18]

June

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July

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August

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  • 6 August – At least 58 government soldiers are killed in Houthi attacks.[29] Saudi Arabia later says that a Houthi missile attack in Najran Province injured 11 civilians.[30]
  • 7 August – Eight soldiers are killed and 12 others are injured in a Houthi attack in Marib Governorate.[31][32] The government states that a Houthi attack on Marib killed two civilians.[33]

September

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  • 3 September – The Houthis launch a general offensive in coastal regions for control of the Bab-el-Mandeb, resulting in significant losses for its forces as well as government forces.[34]
  • 6 September – Government forces state that they retook Hays district.[35]
  • 8 September –
    • The Houthis launch missile and drone attacks on civilian, economic and military facilities in Abha, Jizan, Najran and Khamis Mushait, wounding 73 people, including women and children, and igniting fires at oil facilities and utilities in southern Saudi Arabia.[36]
    • Government forces launch a counteroffensive against the Houthis, with the goal of recapturing Sanaa.[37]
  • 10 September – The Houthis recapture Mokha.[38][39]
  • 11 September –
  • 16 September – The Houthis state that they downed a Saudi F15 over Marib Governorate.[44]
  • 17 September –
    • Al-Masirah reports that Saudi attacks targeted three telecommunications towers in Taiz Governorate, while one civilian was killed and another wounded in attacks on Abs.[45]
    • Al-Masirah reports that government attacks in Taiz Governorate killed three children and wounded several others.[46]
  • 22 September – Saba News Agency announces that six civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and eight others, including a child and a woman were wounded in Saudi attacks in Mokha.[47]
  • 23 September – Government soldiers claim that they captured Mount Qarfan in Taiz Governorate.[48]
  • 24 September – The government claims to have thwarted a Houthi attack on a vital supply route to Aden.[49]
  • 25 September – President Rashad al-Alimi calles on Yemenis to join the armed forces against the Houthis and promises a general amnesty for Houthi fighters and affiliates who leave the group beginning the next day.[50]
  • 27 September – The Houthi-run health ministry states that an attack on a market in the Mawiya junction of Taiz Governorate killed seven people and wounded 40 others, including children. The government states that its targets were a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same area.[51]

October

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  • 1 October – Houthi media declares that the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces struck Sanaa for the first time in years.[52]
  • 2 October –
  • 3 October – Al-Masirah announces that Saudi Arabia conducted 24 attacks on Sanaa. Government forces state that they struck "legitimate vital military targets in Sanaa”.[56][57]
  • 4 October – The head of the internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad al-Alimi, formally announces the start of a full-scale military counteroffensive from Saudi Arabia[58] to reclaiming all remaining Houthi-controlled territories.[59] The Saudi-led coalition promises to back the offensive.[60]
  • 7 October – Switzerland pledges about $2 million for humanitarian aid in Yemen.[61]
  • 16 October –
    • Houthi rebels attack the Al-Maashiq Palace complex in Aden, the temporary capital of the internationally recognized government using drones and missiles.[62] Five people, including members of Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani's security detail, are killed and sixteen others are injured in the attack.[63]
    • The Houthi-run health ministry states that an 8-year-old child and two 10-year-old children were killed, while more than a dozen people were injured in an attack that hit homes in al-Ar, Dawran Aness district, which was blamed on Saudi Arabia.[64]
  • 17 October – 159 pro-government fighters are released by the Houthis as part of an amnesty.[65]
  • 18 October – The Saba News Agency reports that an alleged Saudi strike hit a house in Saada Governorate, killing at least nine individuals and injuring 16 others, mostly children and women.[66]
  • 19 October – At least 73 recruits are killed and over 200 others are injured when Houthi forces fired three ballistic missiles at the al-Alam military training camp in Shabwa Governorate.[67][68][69]
  • 24 October – The Houthis announce that a Saudi strike on a home in Hiba, Al-Misrakh district, killed four family members, including children and women.[70]
  • 28 October – Al-Masirah reports that a Saudi attack hit a petrol station in Al Hazm, killing 12 people and injuring 10 others, including children and women.[71]
  • 28 October – The Houthi health ministry states that a Saudi strike in Al-Barah, Maqbanah district killed 13 people and seriously wounded three others.[72]

Art and entertainment

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Holidays

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ↑ El Dahan, Maha (3 January 2026). "Yemen's southern separatists call for path to independence amid fighting over key region". Reuters. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Yemen's separatist STC accuses Saudi Arabia of bombing forces along border". Al Jazeera. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Yemen separatist leader accused of treason as Saudi Arabia strikes forces". BBC. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Yemeni southern separatists in Riyadh announce disputed disbanding of STC". Al Jazeera. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Yemen's Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next?". Al Jazeera. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Yemen's Saudi-backed government appoints new prime minister". Al Jazeera. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Five killed in 'treacherous' attack on military convoy in Yemen". Al Jazeera. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Hallam, Mark (29 January 2026). "Yemen: WFP stops operations definitively amid Houthi threats". AFP. Retrieved 29 January 2026 – via DW.
  9. ↑ "The UN says Yemen's Houthis removed its assets, equipment in latest restrictions". AP News. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hope and scepticism as Yemen's Saudi-backed gov't announces a new cabinet". Al Jazeera. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Many killed in south Yemen as crowd linked with STC storms gov't building". Al Jazeera. 11 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "One killed, 11 injured in Yemen after security forces disperse STC storming". Al Jazeera. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Demonstrators rally in Sanaa in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "후티 "신에 대한 의지로 대응"…석유 위기 증폭". Channel A. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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  18. ↑ "Houthi-controlled court in Yemen sentences 19 to death for aiding Saudi-led coalition". AP News. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "12 soldiers killed in military camp explosion in Yemen's Aden". Xinhua. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
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  21. ↑ "50 Houthi fighters killed in renewed clashes in Yemen". Al Jazeera. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Yemen defense ministry says armed forces targeted Sanaa international airport to prevent Iranian plane from landing". Haaretz. Reuters. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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  25. ↑ "How shipping insurance rates are rising, as Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb shut down". Al Jazeera. 23 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Saudi strikes target Yemen's Hodeidah, says Houthi-run Al Masirah TV". Reuters. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthis after attacks on Red Sea shipping". Reuters. Agence France Presse. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Yemeni air force strikes Houthi missile and drone launch sites in Marib and al-Jawf, officials say". Haaretz. Reuters. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "Yemeni Army Death Toll Rises To 58 Soldiers". Yemen Monitor. 7 August 2026.
  30. ↑ "Houthi attacks wound 11 in Saudi Arabia after deadly strike on Yemen troops". Arab News PK. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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  32. ↑ "At least 10 killed as Houthi attacks intensify in Yemen's oil-rich Marib province". Firstpost. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "Two civilians killed in Houthi attacks on Yemen government-held city: Minister". Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International. Agence France Presse. 7 August 2026.
  34. ↑ "Over 120 killed in deadly Yemen clashes as Houthis push toward key strait". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 4 September 2026.
  35. ↑ "Yemeni forces claim strategic district amid intensified Houthi clashes". Al Jazeera. 6 September 2026.
  36. ↑ Magdy, Samy (8 September 2026). "Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia set fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people". AP News. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  37. ↑ "Yemeni forces launch counteroffensive against Houthis, vow to retake Sanaa". Al Jazeera. 8 September 2026. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  38. ↑ "Houthis seize Mokha city on Red Sea: Yemen military source". L'Orient Today. 10 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  39. ↑ "Houthis Take Mokha as Government Forces Withdraw From Red Sea Port". The Media Line. 10 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  40. ↑ "Saudi Arabia shuts down pipeline as Houthis seize island, opening new front in Iran war". The Tribune-Democrat. Associated Press. 10 September 2026.
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  42. ↑ "Houthis seize last two Bab al-Mandab islands — Yemen military official". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 11 September 2026.
  43. ↑ "Houthis seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coast — Yemen military official". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 11 September 2026.
  44. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say they shot down a Saudi fighter jet". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 16 September 2026.
  45. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say Saudi strikes killed one, targeted telecom towers". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 17 September 2026.
  46. ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say government strikes kill 3 children". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 17 September 2026.
  47. ↑ "Houthis say Saudi strike killed 6 in Mokha, as G7 urges Iran-backed group to halt fire". The Times of Israel. Agencies. 22 September 2026.
  48. ↑ "Yemen government forces claim control of Mount Qarfan in Taiz". Al Jazeera. 23 September 2026.
  49. ↑ "Yemen says government forces repel Houthi push on key Taiz-Aden route". Reuters. 24 September 2026.
  50. ↑ "Yemen president urges citizens to mobilise". The Egyptian Gazette. 24 September 2026.
  51. ↑ "Seven people killed in strike on market in Yemen, Houthi-run health ministry says". Reuters. 27 September 2026.
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  53. ↑ "Loud blasts heard in Houthi-run Yemeni capital Sanaa amid reported Saudi attack". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 2 October 2026.
  54. ↑ "Loud blasts heard in Houthi-run Yemeni capital Sanaa amid reported Saudi attack". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 2 October 2026.
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  62. ↑ Gritten, David (15 October 2026). "Houthi missile attack on Yemeni presidential palace kills five, minister says". BBC News. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
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