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Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia

The advance has alarmed markets and displaced more than 2,000 people to Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration said.

  • Iran-Backed Houthis claimed new attacks on Saudi Arabia overnight, alleging missile and drone strikes targeted a military base in Sharurah province within the Najran region.
  • Yemen's Saudi-backed government described the rebels' swift Red Sea coast advance as a "painful" development, marking a major setback in the 12-year conflict with the Houthis.
  • Separately, the Saudi civil defense reported a projectile fell in Al-Tawwal governorate near the Yemeni border overnight, injuring two people and damaging a mosque and several buildings.
  • More than 2,000 people have reached Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration reported Sunday, as Yemenis make the perilous crossing of the Mandeb Strait to escape.
  • The escalation threatens a 2022 ceasefire, with recent Houthi capture of key Red Sea territory alarming markets and positioning rebels just 20 miles from foreign military bases.
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Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia

CAIRO (AP) — Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen overnight claimed new attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia, as Yemen's Saudi-backed government described the rebels' swift advance along the Red Sea coast as a “painful” development in a new front in the Iran…

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The Houthis of Yemen, backed by Iran, claimed during the night that they had launched new attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia, while the Yemeni government with Saudi support described the rapid advance of the rebels along the Red Sea coast as a “painful” event on a new front of the war with Iran.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis say they have carried out fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening, while Yemen's Saudi-backed government has described the rebels' rapid advance along the Red Sea coast as...

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Durango Herald broke the news on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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