The Houthis have massed nearly 8,000 fighters and a large arsenal of weapons in northern Hajjah as they prepare for a major offensive against Yemeni government forces along the Midi and Haradh fronts, a military source told Sheba Intelligence. The mobilization is contin...
Senior Houthi and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) figures have approved an operational plan for military action against Saudi Arabia, an intelligence source told Sheba Intelligence. According to the source, the plan was discussed at a secret meeting chaired by senio...
Emergency search launched after four suspected Iranian operatives separated from a Houthi convoy moving toward the Red Sea front Houthi authorities launched an emergency search operation after four men identified by internal sources as experts linked to Iran’...
On the 64th anniversary of the September 26 Revolution that overthrew the Imamate, Rashad al-Alimi calls for nationwide mobilization, urges Yemenis to join the armed forces, and sets the restoration of state authority in Sanaa as the ultimate objective. Yemen’s Preside...
An attempted Houthi infiltration near the Hayjat al-Abd road, a vital connection between Taiz and Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, has renewed concerns over the security of the city’s southern access routes. The incident comes amid fighting across the hig...
The Yemeni army has released footage of drone strikes targeting positions in Taiz and Mocha, near Bab al-Mandab, using precision-guided munitions. An expert speaking to Sheba Intelligence said the footage indicates the use of advanced systems capable of locking onto targets and...
The takeover deepens pressure on the Pretoria peace deal and adds a new security risk to the Horn of Africa and Red Sea corridor. Tigray forces seized Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, in one of the most significant sec...
Report tracks Boeing 727 between Nairobi, Sanaa and Djibouti, raising questions over its cargo and mission A Kenyan cargo aircraft landed at Sanaa International Airport on September 22 after disappearing from publicly available flight-tracking platforms during part of its jo...
Sources told Sheba Intelligence that the Houthis are preparing for a major multi-axis offensive aimed at breaching government defensive lines around Marib, with the operation potentially beginning within the coming days. According to information obtained by Sheba I...
Sustained airstrikes on Houthi military positions in Al-Bayda governorate have disrupted preparations for a planned two-front offensive toward Marib and Shabwa, sources told Sheba Intelligence. According to the sources, the strikes forced the Houthis to adjust part...
Sheba Intelligence traces a hybrid fiber-wireless system deployed during the Mocha–Bab al-Mandab offensive as Iran moves to harden Houthi command networks against penetration and disruption Sheba Intelligence | Investigation Sheba Intelligence has...
Sheba Intelligence has obtained exclusive details of a complex preemptive operation carried out deep inside Houthi-controlled Sanaa early Friday, targeting a secret communications network used by the group. Sources said the operation was launched to foil a major attack tha...
Flight-tracking analysis alleges suspicious overlaps between UN and humanitarian flights, an unusual diversion toward Yemen, and unexplained activity at Sanaa airport — raising questions over whether humanitarian air operations are being exploited to conceal sensitive movements int...
Yemen has called for operational and technical support to restore the readiness of its naval forces, as the Saudi-led Multinational Maritime Defensive Coalition (MMDC) announced that it had reached “Initial Operational Capability” and was preparing to move toward...
Sheba Intelligence has obtained information from sources on Houthi military movements involving a drone base, a ballistic missile base and a training camp in Al-Bayda, as fighting intensifies around Kahboub in Lahj and Al-Dharifa in Al-Wazi’iyah...
Government forces have used the long-range SKYWASP one-way attack drone for the first time in combat, striking air-defence systems, weapons depots and drone and missile facilities in the mountains surrounding Sana’a, according to a military source and an analysis of foota...
Sheba Intelligence identifies five Chinese-origin or Chinese-designed UAV platforms displayed by Yemen’s Nation Shield Forces, pointing to an emerging layered capability for reconnaissance, targeting, fire support and battlefield logistics. Sheba Intelligence | Investigati...
The Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday, September 16, that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered the holy city’s restricted airspace, describing the incident as the group’s second attempt to target the city. ...
Escalating threats to Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea dominated an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Yemen on September 15, 2026, as Yemen called for stronger deterrence, the United States demanded Houthi withdrawal from seized territory, and Saudi Arabia warned against using intern...
Iran negotiated an agreement under which the United Arab Emirates would finance the Houthis’ campaign to seize Bab al-Mandab in exchange for an end to missile attacks on Abu Dhabi, a source told Sheba Intelligence. The source, who previously disclosed secret contacts b...