Yemen and the Red Sea
Al-Zahir, Saada: Al-Masirah reports Saudi airstrike on Bani Dhuhl area
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Bani Dhuhl area, Al-Zahir district, Saada (district reference; locality not geocoded)
- Actors
- Saudi Arabia
- Importance
- Standard
Al-Masirah's correspondent in Saada reported on 19 October 2026 a Saudi airstrike on the Bani Dhuhl area of the border district of Al-Zahir. No casualties were stated. No Saudi or coalition statement on the incident was read.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Correspondent: Saudi airstrike on Bani Dhuhl, Al-Zahir
Single Houthi-run correspondent report; no casualties; no Saudi statement.
- Correspondent: Saudi airstrike on Bani Dhuhl, Al-ZahirAl-Masirah · Social post · supports · Published 19 Oct 2026, 10:22 UTC · Retrieved 19 Oct 2026, 13:57 UTC
Classification
Military · Airstrike · Atomic
Tags: airstrike · al_zahir · saada · yemen
Participants
- Saudi Arabia · Initiator · Evidence: Correspondent: Saudi airstrike on Bani Dhuhl, Al-Zahir · Airstrike on Bani Dhuhl, Al-Zahir, per Al-Masirah.
Location methodology
Bani Dhuhl area, Al-Zahir district, Saada (district reference; locality not geocoded) · within 25 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Correspondent: Saudi airstrike on Bani Dhuhl, Al-Zahir
Claims
- Saudi airstrike hit Bani Dhuhl in Al-Zahir district, Saada. · Attributed to Al-Masirah (Saada correspondent) · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Correspondent: Saudi airstrike on Bani Dhuhl, Al-Zahir
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 19 Oct 2026, 13:57 UTC · Current revision 21 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC · Change: Correction