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Rocket event in Yemen on Sat 12th September 2026

12th September 2026

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On 12 September 2026, suspected Saudi warplanes (coded under ORH) conducted more than 20 airstrikes against Houthi positions, gatherings, vehicles, rocket launching platforms and a communication system in Al Bayda governorate, including 3 airstrikes targeting the headquarters of the Houthi 26th Mechanized Brigade in As Sawadiyah district (coded to district center, As Sawadiyah). The strikes resulted in 'heavy human and material losses' on the Houthi side. Unspecified fatalities coded as 10, and split across 6 locations. 2 fatalities coded to this event.

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