Fighting intensifies across Yemen as humanitarian crisis deepens

Clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis cause casualties on both sides as aid agencies warn of a deepening human crisis.

People crowd at a minibus station used by the displaced to leave the city, in Taiz, Yemen, on October 15, 2026 [Marzouq al-Jabri/AP Photo]

Fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has intensified across multiple fronts in Yemen amid a spiralling humanitarian crisis.

Yemen’s war has escalated sharply since the Houthis, an armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for Supporters of God), seized strategic territory from forces loyal to the country’s internationally recognised government along the Red Sea coast last month.

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Government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, responded to the losses with a counteroffensive, and then launched the “Dawn of Yemen” operation, which aims to recapture Houthi-held territory, including the capital, Sanaa, seized by the Iran-aligned group in 2014.

In the latest battles, eight soldiers loyal to the internationally recognised Yemeni government were killed during heavy engagements on the al-Maqatirah front in Lahij governorate, the government-affiliated Tur al-Bahah military axis said in a statement on Saturday.

In Taiz governorate, government troops said they killed 12 Houthi fighters in al-Aqroud, following days of clashes on the outskirts of Taiz city, where Saudi Arabia-backed government forces reported repelling Houthi advances and inflicting heavy losses on the group.

Elsewhere in Taiz, government forces said they broke a Houthi attack on the al-Shaqab front, while government-aligned Homeland Shield Forces reported destroying a Houthi supply vehicle with a drone in al-Wazziyah. The Southern Giants Brigades also said they targeted Houthi positions with precision strikes in al-Madaribah, near the Lahij border.

Meanwhile, government troops and allied Popular Resistance fighters pressed ahead with their offensive in al-Jawf and Marib.

Military officials reported using artillery barrages and drone strikes against Houthi military positions, barracks and troop assemblies in al-Jawf, while coalition aircraft bombed Houthi command hubs and supply depots.

Government artillery and missile units also targeted Houthi lines in Marib.

Saudi helicopter crashes

On the aerial front, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed that the group’s air defence forces brought down a Saudi reconnaissance drone over the governorate of Hajjah. He identified the aircraft as a Turkish-manufactured Lentatek Karayel drone, saying it was the fourth of its kind downed since the latest escalation began.

A Houthi fighter carries his rifle during a rally in support of the group, in Sanaa, Yemen, on October 9, 2026 [Osamah Abdulrahman/AP Photo]

The Houthis also claimed they shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter in the kingdom’s border province of Najran.

Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said an AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter had crashed in Najran due to a technical malfunction, killing two crew members.

Houthi media also reported 10 Saudi air strikes targeting sites in Saada governorate.

Off the coast of al-Mukalla, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency reported that at least seven armed men on board a skiff attacked a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker. They fired two shots at the tanker before the vessel’s onboard security detail returned two warning shots, forcing the attackers to change course and disengage.

Worsening humanitarian crisis

Meanwhile, the human cost of the conflict continues to rise, with humanitarian agencies warning of worsening conditions for civilians.

According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 233,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated in Yemen, including about 121,000 in Taiz governorate alone.

The World Health Organization has also warned that Taiz city has become functionally isolated, with its 12 hospitals holding fuel for only four days, no surgical supplies, and facing critical shortages of oxygen and medicine amid a growing cholera outbreak.

The displacement crisis has spread to East Africa, with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) confirming that more than 4,000 refugees have reached the region — 3,800 in Djibouti and roughly 200 in Somalia. The UNHCR also reported that health workers are treating a cholera outbreak at Djibouti’s Markazi camp, where 31 cases and one death have been recorded.

也门政府军与胡塞武装之间的冲突造成双方人员伤亡，援助机构警告称，人道主义危机正在加剧。

2026年10月15日，在也门塔伊兹，人们聚集在一个供流离失所者离开城市的巴士站。[Marzouq al-Jabri/AP Photo]

在也门人道主义危机不断升级的背景下，政府军与胡塞武装在多条战线上的战斗愈演愈烈。

自上个月胡塞武装（又称安萨尔真主，阿拉伯语意为“真主的支持者”）从效忠于也门国际公认政府的部队手中夺取红海沿岸的战略要地以来，也门战争急剧升级。

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在沙特阿拉伯的支持下，政府军对损失做出回应，发动反攻，随后发起“也门黎明”行动，旨在夺回胡塞武装控制的领土，包括2014年被伊朗支持的胡塞武装占领的首都萨那。

也门政府附属的图尔巴哈军事轴心组织周六发表声明称，在最近的战斗中，8名效忠于国际公认的也门政府的士兵在拉赫季省马卡提拉前线的激烈交火中丧生。

在塔伊兹省，政府军称在阿克鲁德击毙了 12 名胡塞武装分子。此前，在塔伊兹市郊，双方发生了数日的冲突。沙特阿拉伯支持的政府军报告称，他们击退了胡塞武装的进攻，并给该组织造成了重大损失。

在塔伊兹其他地区，政府军称挫败了胡塞武装对沙卡布前线的进攻；与此同时，与政府军结盟的“国土之盾”部队报告称，在瓦齐亚用无人机摧毁了一辆胡塞武装的补给车。南方巨人旅也表示，他们在靠近拉赫季边境的马达里巴对胡塞武装阵地进行了精确打击。

与此同时，政府军和与其结盟的人民抵抗战士继续在焦夫和马里卜发动攻势。

军方官员报告称，他们使用炮火轰击和无人机袭击了胡塞武装在焦夫省的军事阵地、营房和部队集结地，同时联军飞机轰炸了胡塞武装的指挥中心和补给站。

政府军炮兵和导弹部队也对马里卜的胡塞武装阵地进行了打击。

沙特阿拉伯直升机坠毁

在空中战方面，胡塞武装发言人叶海亚·萨里声称，该组织的防空部队在哈杰省上空击落了一架沙特侦察无人机。他确认这架无人机是土耳其制造的伦塔泰克·卡拉耶尔无人机，并称这是自最近一次冲突升级以来被击落的第四架同类型无人机。

2026年10月9日，在也门萨那，一名胡塞武装人员在支持该组织的集会上扛着步枪。[奥萨马·阿卜杜勒拉赫曼/美联社照片]

胡塞武装还声称，他们在沙特阿拉伯边境省份纳季兰击落了一架沙特阿帕奇直升机。

沙特领导的联军发言人图尔基·马利基上校表示，一架 AH-6i 侦察直升机在纳季兰因技术故障坠毁，造成两名机组人员死亡。

胡塞武装媒体还报道称，沙特对萨达省的目标发动了10次空袭。

据英国海事贸易行动局（UKMTO）报告，在穆卡拉海岸附近，至少七名武装人员乘坐一艘小艇袭击了一艘液化天然气（LNG）油轮。他们向油轮开了两枪，随后船上的安保人员鸣枪示警，迫使袭击者改变航向并停止攻击。

人道主义危机日益恶化

与此同时，冲突造成的人员伤亡持续上升，人道主义机构警告称，平民的处境正在恶化。

据国际移民组织称，自也门战事升级以来，已有超过 23.3 万人流离失所，仅塔伊兹省就有约 12.1 万人流离失所。

世界卫生组织也警告说，塔伊兹市实际上已经与世隔绝，该市的 12 家医院的燃料储备仅够维持四天，没有外科用品，并且在霍乱疫情日益严重的背景下，氧气和药品严重短缺。

流离失所危机已蔓延至东非，联合国难民署（UNHCR）证实，已有超过4000名难民抵达该地区——其中3800人在吉布提，约200人在索马里。难民署还报告称，卫生工作者正在吉布提的马尔卡齐难民营应对霍乱疫情，该难民营已记录31例病例和1例死亡。