Yemen and the Red Sea
Sanaa Saba reports Saudi aircraft hitting Al Shaibani paint factory
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Al Taiziyah district, Yemen; Al Shaibani factory not geolocated (measured administrative or locality reference; exact incident site not geolocated)
- Actors
- Saudi Arabia
- Importance
- Standard
Sanaa Saba reported Saudi aircraft striking the Al Shaibani paint and chemicals factory in Al Rabiei, Al Taiziyah district, on 28 October, causing a fire. The health ministry reported one injured at a paint factory at the Sharab junction in the same district. The exact factory site is not geolocated.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Saudi enemy aircraft target Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Taiz Governorate, Ministry of Health: Citizen injured as result of Saudi enemy targeting paint factory in Al-Ta'iziyah, Taiz branch of Human Rights Authority condemns crime of targeting Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Al-Rabiei
The account is attributed to the cited official or newsroom record and has not been independently corroborated. The marker is a geographic reference, not an exact incident position.
- Saudi enemy aircraft target Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Taiz GovernorateSaba News Agency (Sanaa) · news report · supports · Published 28 Oct 2026, 19:32 UTC · Retrieved 29 Oct 2026, 09:29 UTC
- Ministry of Health: Citizen injured as result of Saudi enemy targeting paint factory in Al-Ta'iziyahSaba News Agency (Sanaa) · news report · supports · Published 28 Oct 2026, 19:56 UTC · Retrieved 29 Oct 2026, 09:29 UTC
- Taiz branch of Human Rights Authority condemns crime of targeting Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Al-RabieiSaba News Agency (Sanaa) · news report · supports · Published 28 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC · Retrieved 29 Oct 2026, 09:29 UTC
Classification
Military · Airstrike · Atomic
Participants
- Saudi Arabia · Initiator · Evidence: Saudi enemy aircraft target Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Taiz Governorate, Ministry of Health: Citizen injured as result of Saudi enemy targeting paint factory in Al-Ta'iziyah, Taiz branch of Human Rights Authority condemns crime of targeting Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Al-Rabiei
Location methodology
Al Taiziyah district, Yemen; Al Shaibani factory not geolocated (measured administrative or locality reference; exact incident site not geolocated) · within 25 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Saudi enemy aircraft target Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Taiz Governorate, Ministry of Health: Citizen injured as result of Saudi enemy targeting paint factory in Al-Ta'iziyah, Taiz branch of Human Rights Authority condemns crime of targeting Al-Shaibani Paint Factory in Al-Rabiei
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 29 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC · Current revision 29 Oct 2026, 11:34 UTC · Change: Correction