Fights in southern Yemen between Saudi Arabia-backed government forces and pro-Iranian Houthis fighters have caused 48 deaths in the last 24 hours, military sources reported today on both sides.
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19/09/2026
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Segundo military government sources cited by the agency France Presse, 17 soldiers were killed, while the houthis reported the death of 31 of their fighters.
However, at least 112,000 people were displaced in Yemen and about 3,000 others took refuge in Djibouti since the resumption of fighting in early September between the pro-Iranian Huthis rebels and the pro-governmental forces, the United Nations (UN) reported on Friday.
The Huthis managed last week to take control of the Red Sea coast, strengthening their dominance over the narrow strategic of Bab el-Mandeb, which links Europe to Asia, through this sea and the Suez Canal.
After years of calming down, Yemen was dragged in July into the regional conflict triggered by the US and Israeli offensive against Iran in late February.
Between 2014 and 2022, a war opposed the Huthis to the pro-governmental forces, supported by Riyadh, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and immersing Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula, in a serious humanitarian crisis.