Key facts
- Yemeni government forces stated they killed at least eight Houthi fighters during an attack in Taiz province.
- Clashes occurred in al-Safa, involving heavy gunfire.
- The Houthi group claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on military camps in Hadramout and Marib, reporting hundreds of casualties.
- The Saudi-led coalition reported 11 civilians injured in a Houthi attack on Najran, Saudi Arabia.
- The US embassy in Yemen condemned the Houthi attacks.
Yemeni government forces announced on August 26, 2026, that they had repelled an attack by Houthi fighters in the southwestern province of Taiz, claiming to have killed at least eight combatants. Clashes reportedly took place in the al-Safa area with intense exchanges of fire.
This incident occurs amidst a significant escalation of violence in Yemen. In separate attacks on August 6, 2026, Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility for missile and drone strikes on military camps in the governorates of Hadramout and Marib, which government sources told Al Jazeera resulted in the deaths of at least 30 government soldiers and injured 15 others. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree stated that these attacks caused "hundreds" of casualties.
The Yemeni military confirmed these strikes, characterizing them as a response to government forces' own attacks on the Houthis. Sources indicated that eight missiles were fired from al-Jawf governorate targeting locations in Hadramout and Marib, with casualty numbers expected to rise. The attacks hit camps belonging to various government military formations, including the Homeland Shield Forces and the Emergency Forces, with high casualties attributed to troops gathering for a morning training exercise.
Further complicating the situation, the Saudi-led coalition reported that a separate Houthi attack on the Saudi border city of Najran injured 11 civilians, including a woman and a child. The coalition spokesperson described these actions as "terrorist attacks" and a violation of international humanitarian law. The US embassy in Yemen condemned the Houthi attacks as "cowardly" and an act of terrorism against the Yemeni people.