Missile

Missile event in Yemen on Thu 6th August 2026

6th August 2026

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On 6 August 2026, Houthi forces fired drones and missiles targeting camps of the 3rd Emergency Forces and the Nation Shield Forces in Al Wadiah (Zamakh wa Manwakh, Hadramawt). The attack killed 8 IRG soldiers and injured an unspecified number of others. 8 fatalities. A commander of the 3rd Emergency Forces denied any human losses during the attack, but the vast majority of sources did not corroborate his claim. Meanwhile, 1 Saudi soldier (coded under ORH) was killed and 4 others were injured on the Houthi attacks on Al Wadiah and Abr (coded separately). Saudi fatality coded to this location. Fatalities coded as 9 (8 confirmed + 1 unspecified).

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