Yemen and the Red Sea
YPA: Saudi missile and artillery strikes hit east Saada and Al Thabet villages in Qatabir (28 Sep)
- Location
- Al Thabet (Al-Thabit) area, Qatabir district, Saada (village/town ±; east-of-Saada city missiles also reported, not separately pinned)
- Actors
- Saudi Arabia · Houthis
- Importance
- Standard
Yemen Press Agency (28 Sep 2026) reported Saudi forces continued targeting Saada border areas with missile and artillery fire: four missile strikes on areas east of Saada city and artillery/missile shelling of residential villages in Al Thabet (Al-Thabit) in the border district of Qatabir. Webangah/Al-Masirah (27 Sep) described the same pattern — four missiles east of Saada city and artillery/missile attacks on Azlah Al Thabit in Qatabir. No specific casualty count in these dispatches (YPA notes several casualties in the broader recent border bombardment). Distinct from LIVE evt_c69e5ee4 (26 Sep Saudi warplane airstrikes on Qatabir).
Why it matters
Fills 27–28 Sep Saada/Qatabir land kinetic gap after catalog freeze — artillery/missile border fire distinct from the 26 Sep manned airstrike event on the same district.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Saudi missile, artillery strikes target several areas in Saada, Saudi Arabia Launches Missile Strikes on Yemen's Saada
UNVERIFIED Houthi-aligned YPA (28 Sep) and Webangah relay of Al-Masirah (27 Sep). No independent body count or Saudi confirmation in these sources. Mechanism is missile/artillery (not the 26 Sep manned airstrike series).
- Saudi missile, artillery strikes target several areas in SaadaYemen Press Agency · news report · supports · Published 28 Sept 2026, 09:51 UTC · Retrieved 28 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC
- Saudi Arabia Launches Missile Strikes on Yemen's SaadaWebangah News Agency · news report · supports · Published 27 Sept 2026, 17:33 UTC · Retrieved 28 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC
Classification
Military · Shelling · ARTILLERY · Atomic
Tags: al_thabet · artillery · border · houthis · missile · qatabir · red_sea · saada · saudi
Participants
- Saudi Arabia · Initiator · Evidence: Saudi missile, artillery strikes target several areas in Saada, Saudi Arabia Launches Missile Strikes on Yemen's Saada · YPA/Al-Masirah attribute missile and artillery fire to Saudi forces along the Saada border.
- Houthis · Affected · Evidence: Saudi missile, artillery strikes target several areas in Saada, Saudi Arabia Launches Missile Strikes on Yemen's Saada · Border district of Qatabir / east Saada city area under Houthi control per reporting context.
Location methodology
Al Thabet (Al-Thabit) area, Qatabir district, Saada (village/town ±; east-of-Saada city missiles also reported, not separately pinned) · within 12 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Saudi missile, artillery strikes target several areas in Saada, Saudi Arabia Launches Missile Strikes on Yemen's Saada
Claims
- YPA 28 Sep: Saudi forces launched four missile strikes east of Saada city and shelled residential villages in Al Thabet, Qatabir, with artillery and missiles; Webangah/Al-Masirah reported the same pattern on 27 Sep. · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Saudi missile, artillery strikes target several areas in Saada, Saudi Arabia Launches Missile Strikes on Yemen's Saada
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 28 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · Current revision 28 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · Change: Initial