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Yemen Says 150 Civilians Killed in Houthi Attacks Since Sept. 3
(MENAFN) Yemen's government said Sunday that 150 civilians have been killed and more than 200 others wounded by Houthi fire in the provinces of Taiz, Al-Hudaydah and Marib since September 3.
The figures came in a statement from the Human Rights Ministry, published late Sunday by the official Yemeni news agency.
The ministry sharply condemned what it called the "military escalation and widespread violations committed by the Houthi group" across several areas of Taiz, Al-Hudaydah and Marib since the start of the month.
The escalation has involved ballistic missiles, drone strikes and shelling with a range of weapons, along with attacks on populated areas, displacement camps and convoys of civilians fleeing combat zones, the ministry said.
According to the ministry, the Houthi fire killed 150 civilians and injured more than 200 others, while roughly 85,000 people were forced from their homes.
Property was destroyed, leaving families without shelter, livelihoods or access to basic needs, it added.
The humanitarian fallout has spread beyond Yemen's borders, with around 2,000 people arriving in Djibouti as a result of the escalation, the ministry said.
It placed blame for the violations squarely on the Houthi group and urged the international community — including the UN, the Human Rights Council and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights — to take urgent action to halt attacks on civilians.
The ministry also called for protection of displaced people, camps, evacuation convoys and medical facilities, as well as the release of abductees and those arbitrarily detained, along with information on the fate of people still missing.
Territorial control across Yemen has shifted sharply in recent days. The Houthis announced they had seized several districts along the western coast as well as islands in the Red Sea, including Mayyun Island — also known as Perim Island — in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Yemeni government forces, meanwhile, announced advances in Al-Jawf province near the Saudi border, saying they were closing in on the provincial capital, Al-Hazm.
Government forces also said they repelled a major attack on Marib and carried out airstrikes on Houthi targets in and around Mokha and in parts of Taiz, Lahij and Al-Dhale provinces, claiming to have destroyed military vehicles and weapons.
Clashes between government forces and the Houthis have intensified since early July 2026, following years of relative calm.
Yemen has been at war since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces in September 2014, prompting a Saudi-led Arab coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government.
The figures came in a statement from the Human Rights Ministry, published late Sunday by the official Yemeni news agency.
The ministry sharply condemned what it called the "military escalation and widespread violations committed by the Houthi group" across several areas of Taiz, Al-Hudaydah and Marib since the start of the month.
The escalation has involved ballistic missiles, drone strikes and shelling with a range of weapons, along with attacks on populated areas, displacement camps and convoys of civilians fleeing combat zones, the ministry said.
According to the ministry, the Houthi fire killed 150 civilians and injured more than 200 others, while roughly 85,000 people were forced from their homes.
Property was destroyed, leaving families without shelter, livelihoods or access to basic needs, it added.
The humanitarian fallout has spread beyond Yemen's borders, with around 2,000 people arriving in Djibouti as a result of the escalation, the ministry said.
It placed blame for the violations squarely on the Houthi group and urged the international community — including the UN, the Human Rights Council and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights — to take urgent action to halt attacks on civilians.
The ministry also called for protection of displaced people, camps, evacuation convoys and medical facilities, as well as the release of abductees and those arbitrarily detained, along with information on the fate of people still missing.
Territorial control across Yemen has shifted sharply in recent days. The Houthis announced they had seized several districts along the western coast as well as islands in the Red Sea, including Mayyun Island — also known as Perim Island — in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Yemeni government forces, meanwhile, announced advances in Al-Jawf province near the Saudi border, saying they were closing in on the provincial capital, Al-Hazm.
Government forces also said they repelled a major attack on Marib and carried out airstrikes on Houthi targets in and around Mokha and in parts of Taiz, Lahij and Al-Dhale provinces, claiming to have destroyed military vehicles and weapons.
Clashes between government forces and the Houthis have intensified since early July 2026, following years of relative calm.
Yemen has been at war since the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces in September 2014, prompting a Saudi-led Arab coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government.
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