Yemen and the Red Sea

Dhamar, Yemen: Houthi media say Saudi cluster-munition strike on homes in Dawran Anis kills three children and injures 17; Al Mayadeen reports over 20 casualties

ATTACK
Location
Al-Ar and Barza villages, Qa' al-Haql, Dawran Anis district, Dhamar governorate (district-level, estimated)
Actors
Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Houthi-run Al-Masirah said Saudi forces bombed homes with cluster munitions in the villages of Al-Ar and Barza in Qa' al-Haql, Dawran Anis district, Dhamar governorate, on the evening of 16 October 2026. Its correspondent first reported two killed and 12 injured, then a new toll of three children killed and at least 17 people injured, including seven children and three women, one of them pregnant, who miscarried; three homes, a farm's solar system and livestock were also reported hit. Al Mayadeen's correspondent separately reported more than 20 people killed or injured, including three children, in a Saudi attack on Dhamar using cluster munitions. Neither outlet said how the munitions were delivered. No Saudi or coalition statement was read, and the account has not been independently verified.

  • Fatalities: Best 3 · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Dhamar: 3 children killed, 17 injured in a new toll of the Saudi cluster-munition bombardment of homes in Dawran Anis · Three children killed, per Al-Masirah's updated toll; Al Mayadeen gives more than 20 killed or injured combined.
  • Injuries: Best 17 · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Dhamar: 3 children killed, 17 injured in a new toll of the Saudi cluster-munition bombardment of homes in Dawran Anis · At least 17 injured, including seven children and three women, per Al-Masirah.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Dhamar: 3 children killed, 17 injured in a new toll of the Saudi cluster-munition bombardment of homes in Dawran Anis, More than 20 people were martyred or injured, including three children, in last night's Saudi aggression on Dhamar using cluster munitions

Houthi-run Al-Masirah (unverified lead) corroborated in outline by Al Mayadeen's correspondent; delivery method not stated; casualty figures differ by source and are not combined; no Saudi statement read.