Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Saudi Arabia Vows Firm Response After Houthi Attacks
The Houthis attacked several places in southern Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones.
Saudi officials said 13 civilians were hurt.
Saudi Arabia warned that it would respond firmly and take steps to protect the country.
The Houthis said their attacks would continue if Saudi Arabia kept fighting their people.
Both sides also reported strikes and fighting inside Yemen.
The conflict has caused many people to leave their homes.
The United Nations migration agency said 93,864 people had fled recently.
Iran supports the Houthis, but Iranian officials say the group makes its own decisions.
The renewed fighting is happening during a larger regional conflict.
Saudi Arabia said it would respond firmly after Houthi missile and drone attacks wounded 13 civilians in the country's south.
The Houthis claimed a large-scale assault involving dozens of ballistic missiles and drones against the King Khalid airbase.
The Saudi-led coalition confirmed attacks on Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif, while the Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out more than 50 strikes.
Renewed fighting has displaced 93,864 people, according to the United Nations migration agency.
Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthis also reported battlefield gains and losses in Yemen's Taiz and western regions.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition, the Houthis and Yemen's government forces are involved; Iran is described as supporting the Houthis.
- What
- Houthi missile and drone attacks wounded 13 civilians, prompting Saudi Arabia to promise a firm response and conduct further strikes.
- When
- The attacks were reported Monday, with Saudi warnings and air-raid alerts issued Tuesday.
- Where
- The attacks targeted Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif in southern Saudi Arabia, while related fighting continued in Yemen.
- Why
- The Houthis said their response would continue because of what they call Saudi aggression against the Yemeni people; Saudi Arabia said it was acting to protect its sovereignty.
Saudi Arabia and Government Forces
Houthis
Military action
Saudi Arabia and Government Forces
Saudi Arabia says it is responding to attacks to protect the Kingdom's sovereignty and will take necessary operational measures to deter further attacks.
Houthis
The Houthis say their military response will continue and escalate while Saudi Arabia persists in what they describe as aggression against Yemen.
Responsibility and independence
Saudi Arabia and Government Forces
Saudi officials and their allies treat the Houthi attacks as a hostile and extremist campaign linked to the wider regional conflict.
Houthis
The Houthis present themselves as acting in response to Saudi conduct, while Iran says the group is entirely independent and makes decisions based on its own interests.
Battlefield claims
Saudi Arabia and Government Forces
Yemeni government forces said they recaptured positions in Taiz and killed at least 10 Houthi fighters in airstrikes.
Houthis
The Houthis said they had seized Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait and reported a large attack on southern Saudi Arabia.
- Reported civilian injuries
- 13 people were wounded in the missile and drone attacks, according to the Saudi-led coalition.
- Claimed Houthi attack
- The Houthis said they used dozens of ballistic missiles and drones against the King Khalid airbase.
- Saudi response
- The Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out more than 50 strikes.
- Affected Saudi locations
- Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif were named among the locations targeted.
- Recent displacement
- The United Nations migration agency said 93,864 people had fled their homes.
- Yemen conflict background
- The Houthis seized Sanaa in 2014, and Saudi Arabia led a coalition intervention on behalf of the government in 2015.
- Iran's stated position
- Iran says the Houthis are independent actors, although Tehran has long supported the group with weapons and technology.