Yemen and the Red Sea
Houthi air defenses reported to down a Saudi drone over Dhamar
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Dhamar, Yemen
- Actors
- Houthis · Saudi Arabia
- Importance
- Standard
Open-source footage shows what is described as a Saudi drone falling after being hit by Houthi air defenses over Dhamar, Yemen.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Footage: apparent Saudi drone hit over Dhamar
Single OSINT monitor post with ungeolocated footage; not independently corroborated.
- Footage: apparent Saudi drone hit over DhamarOpen Source Intel · Social post · supports · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026, 14:02 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed clash · Air · Atomic
Participants
- Houthis · Initiator · Evidence: Footage: apparent Saudi drone hit over Dhamar
- Saudi Arabia · Target · Evidence: Footage: apparent Saudi drone hit over Dhamar
Location methodology
Dhamar, Yemen · within 15 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Footage: apparent Saudi drone hit over Dhamar
Review and provenance
Revision 3 · First published 17 Sept 2026, 14:04 UTC · Current revision 19 Oct 2026, 11:49 UTC · Change: Correction