Yemen: Fighting has Intensified as Houthis advance in the Red Sea - Briefing | United Nations

“Fighting has intensified along Yemen's west coast, as the Houthis continued their advance towards the Bab al Mandab Strait, reportedly capturing several islands in the southern Red Sea,” Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari told the Security Council. Briefing the Council members today (15 Sep) in New York, Khiari said the Government of Yemen had reportedly launched a counteroffensive after the Houthi advances of the past week, with clashes across several frontlines, including in Marib, Al-Jawf and Taiz. He noted that unconfirmed estimates indicated hundreds of combatant casualties in recent days. The Assistant Secretary-General reported that approximately 2,300 people fleeing the fighting had arrived in the Obock region of northern Djibouti as of 14 September. UN teams are working with the Djiboutian government to respond, and further arrivals are expected. Khiari noted that on 14 September, the Houthis claimed to have targeted the King Khaled Airbase in Khamis Mushait, in southern Saudi Arabia, with ballistic missiles and drones. He warned, “The longer the Strait remains choked, the higher the cost globally. Further escalation risks grave consequences for international peace and security, global energy markets, food security and economies of countries that are beyond region, particularly the most vulnerable.”


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