Rocket event in Yemen on Sun 16th August 2026

On 16 August 2026, IRG forces targeted Houthi forces and positions with drones, ballistic missiles, artillery and multiple rocket launchers on a number of fronts, including Ar Radhah front (coded to Jabal ar Radhah) (Al Jubah, Marib). The attacks resulted in dozens of Houthi fatalities and injuries, including the killing of 2 Houthi fighters from Al Fath Brigades and the injury of 3 others including 1 commander, and the destruction of dozens of Houthi armored vehicles and equipment and a number of weapons depots and military means. According to some sources, Al Fath Houthi fighters were killed in a strike targeting Houthi military barracks at the entrance to an underground tunnel in Marib governorate. Total fatalities coded as 2 and split across 9 events. 1 fatality coded to this event. Total fatalities coded as 8 (2 confirmed and 6 unspecified) and split across 9 events. 1 fatality coded to this event.