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...
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...
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...
Yemeni government forces advanced on two fronts with air support on Sunday, September 13, reaching Al-Ajram overlooking Ghayl Bani Omar west of Taiz and pushing from Khor Umayrah toward Dhubab, near Al-Omari Camp, according to field reports. The reported coastal advance plac...
Sources report heavy weapons moved to Sanaa and Saada, while government leaders seek to regroup troops and address growing displacement. Coalition aircraft have struck trucks carrying weapons seized by Houthi forces from National Resistance bases on Yemen’s western coast, source...
The Houthi takeover of Mayun Island and Dhubab, reported by Sheba Intelligence on September 11, could strengthen Israel’s case for expanding its security presence in Somaliland, as growing Iranian influence near Bab al-Mandab increases the strategic importance of the African coast....
A Yemeni army source told Sheba Intelligence that the Houthis had transferred large numbers of fighters absorbed from west coast forces to the Al-Jubah and Al-Abdiyah fronts in southern Marib over the past 24 hours, accompanied by vehicle...
Houthi forces have seized the coastal city of Mokha in western Taiz governorate, shifting the battle towards the defence of the approaches to Bab al-Mandab after successive government withdrawals from Hays, Al-Khokha a...
Yemeni government forces have expanded air operations against Houthi positions across five provinces, coinciding with a decline in the group’s ground offensive and the launch of government counterattacks in Taiz and along the western coast. The developments support ...
Yemeni government forces have made gains across key fronts in Taiz, Marib and Al-Jawf, signalling a shift from containing Houthi attacks to coordinated counteroffensives supported by warplanes, drones and artillery. The operations follow weeks of Houthi mobilisatio...
Government operations targeted Houthi movements and strategic positions as the group deployed rocket launchers, drones and reinforcements for a possible assault toward Al-Rayyan Yemeni government forces carried out a series of intensive pre-emptive attacks on Houthi movement...
Houthi forces have expanded their offensive in western and southwestern Taiz, reaching the Al-Sharajah junction and threatening two key routes connecting the city with the Red Sea coast and southern Yemen, according to field sources. Fighting is continuing in Al-Makazema...
The Houthis have seized more than six positions in Maqbanah, increasing pressure on the route to Mokha, as government forces launch an air-backed counteroffensive Houthi forces have captured more than six positions in western Taiz in an apparent attempt to threaten the...
Information obtained by Sheba Intelligence points to efforts to transfer missile and drone capabilities to Somalia and open a parallel maritime front along the African coast Sheba Intelligence has obtained information about a Houthi plan to expand maritime ...
Seven Yemeni sailors describe repeated voyages to Al-Salif and shipments concealed inside industrial equipment and refrigerated containers Videotaped statements by seven Yemeni sailors have revealed details of a multi-route smuggling network that alleg...
Open-source funeral records identify 375 Houthi fighters killed in July and August, including 133 announced with military ranks At least 375 Houthi fighters and field commanders were publicly mourned during July and August 2026, according to a Sheba Intelligenc...
New details about weapons transfers, drone training and joint maritime planning confirm a network Sheba Intelligence has tracked since 2023 A Wall Street Journal investigation has revealed that cooperation between Yemen’s Houthis and Somalia&rsq...
Yemeni-American researcher Nadwa Al-Dawsari has warned US lawmakers that the Houthis have evolved from a localized insurgency into an increasingly autonomous regional military actor, arguing that airstrikes, sanctions and diplomacy alone cannot contain the threat. ...
Analysis of 20 frames from footage of the seized cargo shows equipment for drone assembly and operation, as Yemen’s National Resistance prepares to release crew confessions. Yemen’s National Resistance is expected to release recorded confessions on...