Houthis launch new attacks on al-Makha and Marib as Yemen conflict escalates

Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026The Houthis launched a wave of missiles and drones at Yemen’s Marib city and the coastal city of al-Makha (Mocha) overnight, killing several people, according to local media reports.An attack on Sunday hit the outskirts of al-Makha, a port city on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, while another struck a main road in the city.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3The next Yemen war might be differentlist 2 of 3Yemen’s government says Houthi strikes hit residential areas in Mariblist 3 of 3Yemeni government forces hit back after new Houthi offensiveend of listFour people were killed and eight were injured in the overnight attacks, according to state media and the director of the al-Makha airport.Marib’s government media office said six ballistic missiles and four drones targeted residential neighbourhoods in the city on Saturday evening, wounding four people and causing damage to homes and civilian infrastructure.Port operations in al-Makha were already paused due to several days of strikes, Abdulmalik al-Sharabi, the director general of the government-controlled facility, said on Saturday.Meanwhile, the Yemeni military said it launched 181 operations ...