Iranian personnel who arrived in Sana’a aboard one of five aircraft this week brought technical equipment designed to detect drones, trace their signals and locate their operators or control sites, a source told Sheba Intelligence. According to the source, the ...
A Yemeni government source told Sheba Intelligence that the government is considering suspending United Nations flights to Sana’a International Airport amid growing concerns that the Houthis are exploiting permits granted to UN aircraft for activities beyond...
Dr Abdulqader Al-Kharraz has disclosed new information about the five aircraft that arrived at Sana’a International Airport on Wednesday—the highest number recorded at the airport in a single day in nearly 11 months. Al-Kharraz, who monitors activity...
Houthi missile and drone activity has intensified across northern Yemen as government forces expand operations against launch sites, military positions and other threat sources along multiple fronts. Sources told Sheba Intelligence that recent movements in ...
Intelligence sources say the senior IRGC commander toured Houthi fronts before a high-level meeting that discussed a major offensive centred on Marib and Mokha, while Iranian experts were subsequently sent to assess government defences. Sheba Intelligenc...
At least 19 piracy-related incidents have been recorded across Somali waters and the Gulf of Aden since the beginning of 2026, including the hijacking of five commercial vessels since April. The latest seizure reinforces previous Sheba Intelligence reports warning that pirac...
Sheba Intelligence sources in Al-Jawf have detected the deployment of fixed launch platforms for one-way attack drones opposite Jabal Wa’ar in the Al-Yatmah area, where several drone launch specialists are also present. The sources said the Houthis are mak...
Yemen’s National Defense Council has ordered an expansion of air and missile deterrence operations against Houthi sources of attack, alongside closer coordination among military commands and formations across the country. The decision coincided with an announ...
Information obtained by Sheba Intelligence indicates that the Houthis and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are restructuring their financial and commercial networks to sustain military funding amid mounting US pressure on Iranian banks and money-laundering cha...
Technical examinations of missile debris recovered after recent Houthi attacks on Mokha, its port and Yemen’s western coast identified the weapons as Iranian Fateh-110 ballistic missiles, according to National Resistance spokesman Maj. Gen. Sadiq Dowaid. Do...
Sheba Intelligence identifies the UAVs previously presented as “Aiban” and “Nuqm” as SKYWASP long-range attack drones supplied to government forces through coalition military support. Sheba Intelligence has identified a...
Sheba Intelligence has detected increased activity by the Houthis’ missile forces in Saada Governorate. Intelligence sources said the activity is linked to preparations for attacks likely targeting sensitive sites inside Saudi Arabia and targets in the Red Sea. &nb...
Mokha Port has been forced completely out of service following a series of Houthi ballistic missile and drone attacks that caused an estimated $79 million in initial damage. In response to the wider escalation, government forces announced 181 operations against Houthi posit...
The Houthis have intensified attacks on Marib and the port of Mokha, placing the government’s main energy hub and a strategic commercial gateway near Bab al-Mandab under sustained pressure. The escalation reinforces an earlier Sheba Intelligence assessment that the gr...
Yemeni customs authorities have intercepted Houthi-bound drone equipment at the Al-Wadiah border crossing in Hadramout and the Aden Free Zone, exposing a procurement effort involving heavy aerial platforms, fibre-optic control systems and components for local assembly. &n...
Intelligence sources told Sheba Intelligence that the Houthis have recently moved protective, detection, decontamination and containment equipment designed for chemical and biological hazards. The activity coincided with the stockpiling of large quantities of dual-use chemicals...
Six ballistic missiles struck Mokha port today, causing a fire and adding to a sustained Houthi campaign involving missiles, drones and explosive boats. The escalation suggests an attempt to weaken government forces on the western coast, disrupt the port and expand the Houthis’ lev...
A new class of combat drone has appeared in the Houthi arsenal, adding a tactical capability that could reshape fighting along Yemen’s active frontlines. On August 11, 2026, Yemeni government forces in Marib recovered an FPV drone reportedly operated by the H...
Drones and drone-directed artillery have become the principal battlefield tools used by Yemeni government forces to counter Houthi concentrations, reinforcements and attempted ground advances. The Houthis, meanwhile, are relying heavily on unmanned aircraft to maintain press...
Recent Houthi military movements around Marib point to an effort to strengthen the group’s position ahead of potential negotiations with Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government. Rather than an immediate attempt to seize Marib city, the curr...
