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“Impoverished Yemen has been mired in a civil war since the Houthis pushed the internationally recognised, Saudi-backed government out of the capital, Sanaa, in 2014.”

“Her niece, Nisreen Oweida, said she had left during Syria's civil war.”

“Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen killed three people Wednesday (October 7, 2026), Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war.”

“Yemen’s civil war pits the Houthis against an uneasy coalition of sometimes rival military forces under the internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi Arabia and its allies.”

“Saudi attacks Following several years of relative calm, Yemen's civil war reignited in July against the backdrop of the wider conflict in the West Asia.”

“The United States warned on Saturday (September 19, 2026) that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed.”

“The fighting in Yemen also marks a return to a devastating civil war after four years of relative calm.”

“As Yemen risks descending into another civil war, the United Nations estimated that more than 80,000 people in the impoverished country have been displaced by the fighting since the start of September.”

“Military spokesman Colonel Majed al-Nazili called on civilians to avoid using the route between the city of Taiz and Mocha and steer clear of equipment belonging to the Houthis, mountain fighters who withstood years of devastating Saudi air strikes during…”

“Yemen’s civil war, pitting the Iran-backed Houthis against the Saudi-supported and internationally recognised government, had been dormant since a ceasefire in 2022, but erupted again in July as the wider West Asia war roiled the region.”

“Earlier, Riyadh's civil defence agency broadcast warnings of "potential danger" for four western Saudi regions, including Taif and Yanbu as well as Mecca, home to Islam's holiest city, and Jeddah.”

“… 19, 2026) strike was part of a recent surge of fighting in Yemen, which began when forces from the internationally recognised government and the Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes on the Houthi-held Sanaa International Airport in July 2026, shattering a…”

“An alleged Saudi airstrike in Yemen on Sunday (October 18, 2026) killed at least nine people and wounded 16 others, Houthi media reported, as fighting between the two sides in the country's revived civil war escalates further.”

“The surge in fighting, which has revived Yemen's devastating civil war, began months ago amid tensions in the wider Iran conflict.”

“The fighting in Yemen has become the most active front in the West Asia war in recent weeks, displacing more than 1,84,000 people, the United Nations says, and deepening the conflict that has engulfed the wider region.”

“Yemen, one of the world’s poorest nations, has been embroiled in more than a decade of civil war.”

“Yemen’s Saudi-led coalition said early on Saturday (September 26, 2026) it had intercepted two drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthis towards the Saudi capital Riyadh.”

“While the Yemen civil war predates the U.S.-Iran war by years, renewed fighting in Yemen pits allies of Washington and Tehran against each other while the two foes are stalemated in the Gulf.”

“Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday (September 18, 2026) that Saudi Arabia had launched 26 strikes against areas under their control in the past 24 hours, as the pro-Iran group and Yemen’s Riyadh-backed government clash in the country’s revived civil war.”

“At least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks as fighting continues along the country’s west coast amid a renewed conflict, while nearly 3,000 have fled by sea to Djibouti, the United Nations migration agency said on…”

“The group, fighting the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government, last week seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which has become vital as the wider U.S.-Iran war chokes the Strait of Hormuz.”

“Yemen, embroiled in more than a decade of civil conflict, in July became the latest country to be drawn into the West Asia war as the Houthis upended a 2022 truce with the Saudi-backed government.”