In the ancient crossroads of Yemen, a war that has never truly ended has surged once more into devastating intensity, claiming children among its dead and displacing tens of thousands since late August 2026. The Houthis and Saudi-led coalition exchange strikes, claims, and counterclaims across a landscape already hollowed by a decade of conflict, while a new regional defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan introduces the possibility that this local catastrophe could become something far larger. What began in 2014 as a struggle for a capital city now threatens to draw in powers
Yemen fighting escalates as Houthis and Saudi forces trade strikes, regional tensions mount
Over 1,000 people killed or wounded since August 24, 2026; tens of thousands displaced; at least three children killed in recent Houthi shelling in Marib; at least 32 killed in prison attack.