Yemen and the Red Sea

Saada, Yemen: Houthi media report Saudi airstrikes on Sahar district and east of Saada city and Saudi shelling of Razih and Shada on 17 October

ATTACK
Location
Sahar district and eastern Saada city, Saada governorate, Yemen (governorate-level, estimated; strikes also reported in Razih and Shada)
Actors
Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported Saudi airstrikes and artillery fire on several areas of Saada province in northern Yemen on Saturday 17 October 2026, Shafaq News said: six Saudi airstrikes on Sahar district, two east of Saada city, and one each on Maran district and Bani Muayyan in the border district of Razih. Saudi artillery also shelled populated villages in Razih and residential areas in neighbouring Shada district, and missiles targeted eastern Saada city and Sahar, according to the same report. No casualties were given. No Saudi or coalition statement on these specific strikes was read; the coalition separately said on 16 October that it destroyed two ballistic-missile launchers in Saada province.

Verification: unverified

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Houthi-run Al-Masirah relayed by Shafaq News; no casualties or exact sites given; locations spread across Saada governorate; no Saudi confirmation read.