Military tensions in northern Somalia have escalated after the leadership of the Northeast State warned Somaliland against interfering in its internal affairs and displayed tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy weapons in a show of force. The military parade followed a warni...
Houthi media released images and video footage showing the wreckage of a large unmanned aircraft, claiming it was a Turkish-made Bayraktar Akıncı reconnaissance drone shot down during recent operations. The claim has not been independently verified, an...
Sheba Intelligence | Security Assessment Tribal tensions escalated in Al-Yatamah, northern Al-Jawf Governorate, after clashes between local tribesmen and Houthi fighters at a Houthi checkpoint left one tribesman dead and another wounded, according to local sources. The confront...
Sudan's conflict has entered a new phase as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) intensify operations in North Kordofan, following the capture of Bara in one of their most significant battlefield gains since regaining control of most of Khartoum. The advance strength...
Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for a political settlement in Yemen and reaffirmed its support for all peace efforts led by the United Nations envoy, as the Yemeni government warned that the latest Houthi escalation poses a growing threat to international navigation and re...
Rare maritime security statement follows Somaliland’s expanding international partnerships and rising Red Sea tensions. Somaliland’s first explicit pledge to help secure the Bab al-Mandab Strait signals a broader regional security role following its growing strategic tie...
The Saudi-led coalition said the operation was a proportionate military response against legitimate Houthi targets, while stressing that Hodeidah Port and other Yemeni ports were not targeted. Sheba Intelligence | July 25, 2026 The Saudi-led coalition announced that it had carried ...
Sheba Intelligence | July 23, 2026 Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Transport confirmed that the commercial vessel ENCELIA, operated by a Saudi company, was targeted while sailing in the Red Sea, causing a fire in the vessel’s forward section. A ...
The international response to the Houthi attack on the Saudi-operated vessel ENCELIA marks one of the strongest diplomatic reactions since the group announced its maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia. Rather than treating the incident as an isolated a...
The security confrontation between Puntland authorities and federal-linked PSF forces near Bosaso comes as Somalia faces mounting political and security pressures, raising concerns that widening internal divisions could undermine the country's campaign a...
Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Chairman, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, announced that the government will resume crude oil exports “by all available means” effective immediately, marking the clearest official commitment to restor...
Armed men boarded the chemical and oil-products tanker Asana while it was sailing eastward through the Gulf of Aden on Friday, marking the latest escalation in maritime insecurity off Yemen’s southern coast. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations sa...
Iran escalation raises the risk of confrontation spreading from the Strait of Hormuz to Bab Al-Mandab Saudi Arabia has welcomed Jordan’s initiative to operate regular commercial flights between Amman and Sana’a, offering a potential route to de-escalate the confr...
The latest speech by Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi reflects a broader regional confrontation rather than a purely Yemeni crisis. His threats against Saudi airports, ports, and oil facilities came as Yemen’s internationally recognized government, Saudi Arabia, the United State...
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said the state, through all its institutions and armed forces, would continue carrying out its constitutional duty to protect Yemen’s sovereignty and safeguard the interests of its citizens, while keeping the door open to any serious peace initiativ...
The Yemeni government has announced that no foreign aircraft, including Iranian flights, will be permitted to land in Yemen without official authorization, marking its strongest assertion yet of state sovereignty over the country’s airspace. The declaration fol...
Somalia’s security campaign against Al-Shabaab escalated on Monday as intelligence-led operations killed 19 militants, including a senior logistics commander, while government forces expanded clearance operations in Lower Shabelle. The military gains were accomp...
Southern Giants Forces announced on Tuesday that they had intercepted a smuggling boat in the Bab al-Mandab Strait carrying specialized materials and equipment allegedly intended for Houthi-controlled areas in western Yemen. According to the forces, the shipment c...
Government reports militant surrenders and battlefield gains, but continued attacks and regional competition underscore unresolved security challenges The Somali government says it has entered the final phase of its campaign against Al-Shabaab, reporting new battlefield gain...
The long-hidden case has shifted from a humanitarian file into a political test that could deepen mistrust and harden positions ahead of any renewed peace track. The case of prominent Yemeni politician Mohammed Qahtan has become a critical ...