Fighting is intensifying in Marib and al-Jawf in Yemen, as the UN migration agency says more than 340,000 Yemenis have been displaced since August.
Published on November 15, 2026
Saudi-led coalition forces fighting the Houthis in Yemen said they intercepted two missiles and five drones targeting different parts of the country, believed to have been launched by the Iran-backed rebel group.
“Air defenses intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards Riyadh,” Turki al-Maliki, the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, said in a message on X on Sunday morning.
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It said coalition forces also shot down three drones on Sunday in Saudi Arabia’s eastern region.
Earlier on Saturday, al-Maliki said two suspected Houthi drones “were intercepted and destroyed” in Riyadh and southern regions.
Meanwhile, the Houthis, an armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for followers of God), claimed to have shot down an armed reconnaissance plane of the Saudi coalition carrying out “hostile operations in al-Jawf airspace”.
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At least 26 people have been killed in suspected Houthi drone and missile attacks in Saudi Arabia since September 23, according to authorities in the kingdom.
The Houthis have repeatedly targeted Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, as well as the East-West pipeline and oil infrastructure in eastern and southern Saudi Arabia.
The interceptions come as Saudi forces supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government also said they had intercepted several drones launched toward the Yemeni city of Marib.
Yemeni army spokesman Col. Majid al-Nuzaili said government forces had made progress against the Houthis in heavy fighting in al-Hazm and Madghal districts of al-Jawf, while fighting intensified in Marib.
Al-Nuzaili said 321 Houthi leaders were killed or injured in 723 targeted operations carried out by Saudi-backed forces in Taiz, Lahij, Marib and al-Jawf governorates, and 117 military vehicles used by the Iran-allied rebel group were destroyed.
The coalition carried out at least 37 airstrikes and 56 drone attacks, as well as 541 artillery strikes.
Houthi spokesperson Saree said the Saudi-led coalition launched 72 airstrikes against the Houthis in Saada, Taiz, Lahij and al-Jawf governorates over the past 24 hours.
He said the Houthis targeted Saudi-backed Yemeni forces in the Kharaz region of Lahij governorate with ballistic missiles.
Houthi-affiliated media reported that two women and two children were injured following artillery fire by Saudi-backed forces in a residential area in the Shuaub district of Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital.
More than 340,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Yemen since August, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Security alert
As fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis intensified, the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh issued a national security alert Saturday calling on Americans in the kingdom to exercise “heightened vigilance,” citing an increased threat of Houthi attacks.
The embassy said Houthi attacks on airports and other critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia had “caused civilian casualties and serious travel disruptions”, warning that hostilities could spread “rapidly”.
“Please exercise extreme caution if you choose to use Saudi Arabia’s airports,” the statement said.
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