Red Sea & Yemen: reported attacks in August 2026
The ledger logged 9 reported events in the Red Sea & Yemen theater in August 2026, up from 2 in July 2026. 9 were attributed to the Houthis. 4 events involved commercial ships.
The ledger logs incidents covered in our own reporting that we could tie to a named source. It is not an exhaustive count of every attack in these conflicts.
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August 2026: every logged event
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| Date | Place | Actor | Target | What was reported | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Yemen | Houthis (claimed) | Military | Yemen's Houthis claimed separate strikes on Saudi-led troop concentrations in eastern Yemen as part of the same announced operations.Our report | Middle East Monitor ↗ | |
| Red Sea, off Yanbu | Houthis (claimed) | Commercial vesselDrones + missiles | Yemen's Houthis struck the Saudi oil tanker Amzan with a ballistic missile and drones off Yanbu in the Red Sea; Saudi Arabia and shipper Bahri confirmed the attack and said crew were safe.Our report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Off Mocha, Red Sea | Houthis (claimed) | Naval vesselDrones + missiles | Houthi forces claimed missile and drone strikes on a Saudi military ship, four escort vessels, and a Saudi arms depot off Mocha.Our report | Middle East Monitor ↗ | |
| Marib, Yemen | Houthis | MixedMissile | Houthi strikes also hit Marib further inland, killing at least four and injuring eight in the wider wave.Reported: 4 killed, 8 injuredOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Mocha (al-Makha), Yemen | Houthis | PortDrones + missiles | Houthi forces fired more than 25 missiles and drones at Yemen's Red Sea port of Mocha, killing seven and closing the terminal with an estimated $16 million in damage.Reported: 7 killedOur report | Jerusalem Post ↗ | |
| Bab el-Mandeb Strait | Houthis | Commercial vesselMissile | A Houthi missile struck a commercial ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait, killing three crew members — two Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian.Reported: 3 killedOur report | Jerusalem Post ↗ | |
| Al-Makha, Yemen | Houthis | MixedMissile | A Houthi missile barrage on the Yemeni port town of al-Makha killed seven people.Reported: 7 killedOur report | Al Jazeera ↗ | |
| Off Yanbu, Red Sea | Houthis | Commercial vesselMissile | Houthi forces struck the Saudi oil tanker Wafa off Yanbu with missiles, the eighth Saudi vessel hit since their July 22 Bab el-Mandeb blockade declaration.Our report | Bloomberg ↗ | |
| Red Sea | Houthis | Commercial vessel | An Indian-flagged commercial vessel sank after a Houthi attack in the Red Sea.Our report | AP News ↗ |
No events match these filters.
Our Red Sea reporting, August 2026
- Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Amzan With Missile and Drones in Red Sea
- Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Tanker Amzan With Ballistic Missile in Red Sea
- Houthis Claim Red Sea Strike on Saudi Tanker Near Yanbu, Hit Saudi Troops
- Houthis Claim Missile Strike on Saudi Warship, Four Escorts in Red Sea
- Yemen's Mocha Port Closed After Houthi Missile Barrage Kills Seven
- Houthi Missile Strike on Ship in Bab el-Mandeb Kills Three Crew
- Houthis Hit Saudi Tanker Off Yanbu, Vow to Escalate Red Sea Campaign
- Houthi Attack Sinks Indian-Flagged Ship as Red Sea Crisis Widens
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