Yemen and the Red Sea
Houthis say Saudi F-15s flew 40 raids on Taiz, Marib and Hajjah in 24 hours
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Taiz, Marib and Hajjah governorates, Yemen — filed at national scope because no single aimpoint was published
- Actors
- Saudi Arabia · Houthis
- Importance
- Standard
Houthi media and an OSINT monitor said Saudi F-15s taking off from Khamis Mushait flew 40 air raids over the previous 24 hours against targets in Taiz, Marib and Hajjah provinces.
Verification: Probable
Evidence: Houthis: 40 Saudi F-15 raids from Khamis Mushait on Taiz, Marib and Hajjah, Saudi air force conducted 40 airstrikes on Taiz, Marib and Hajjah
Houthi-aligned count repeated by an OSINT monitor; no independent confirmation of the raid total or aimpoints.
- Houthis: 40 Saudi F-15 raids from Khamis Mushait on Taiz, Marib and HajjahOpen Source Intel · Social post · supports · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026, 18:51 UTC
- Saudi air force conducted 40 airstrikes on Taiz, Marib and HajjahAl-Masirah · Social post · supports · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026, 18:51 UTC
Classification
Military · Airstrike · Manned · Atomic
Participants
- Saudi Arabia · Initiator · Evidence: Houthis: 40 Saudi F-15 raids from Khamis Mushait on Taiz, Marib and Hajjah
- Houthis · Target · Evidence: Houthis: 40 Saudi F-15 raids from Khamis Mushait on Taiz, Marib and Hajjah
Location methodology
Taiz, Marib and Hajjah governorates, Yemen — filed at national scope because no single aimpoint was published · area-level location · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Houthis: 40 Saudi F-15 raids from Khamis Mushait on Taiz, Marib and Hajjah, Saudi air force conducted 40 airstrikes on Taiz, Marib and Hajjah
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 16 Sept 2026, 18:53 UTC · Current revision 16 Sept 2026, 19:24 UTC · Change: Correction