Houthi projectile attack on Southern region · 6 August 2026
Saudi Arabia braces for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis
- Date
- 6 August 2026 · 23 Safar 1448 AH
- Place
- Southern region
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Projectile
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (3 reports in all)
- Saudi Arabia braces for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis
“Saudi Arabia is bracing for a “multiple coordinated attacks” by Iraqi militias factions and Iran-backed Houthis, a Saudi official told CNN, as the broader Middle East conflict threatens to widen. The official cited…”
- Houthi strikes in Yemen as Saudi Arabia braces for attacks: What we know
“Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched at least 12 fresh missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Marib on Friday, following drone and ballistic missiles launched at Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni…”
- The Houthis launched an attack on an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia
“The Yemeni Houthi group Ansar Allah claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Jizan on the morning of August 9. According to Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saria, the drones managed to…”