{
  "name": "America Strikes Strike Ledger — Red Sea & Yemen",
  "region": "red-sea",
  "region_name": "Red Sea & Yemen",
  "url": "https://americastrikes.com/ledger/red-sea/",
  "ledger_url": "https://americastrikes.com/ledger/",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Credit americastrikes.com/ledger with a link.",
  "note": "Reported, not verified by America Strikes. Casualty fields are as reported; absent means not reported.",
  "updated": "2026-10-02",
  "count": 16,
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "2026-10-02-red-sea-sanaa-and-taiz",
      "date": "2026-10-02",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Sanaa and Taiz, Yemen",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Unattributed",
      "attribution": "unattributed",
      "target_type": "mixed",
      "weapon": "unknown",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Explosions and incoming attacks struck Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa and the city of Taiz; no party claimed responsibility.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthis-afp-say-explosions-heard-sanaa",
      "source_name": "Middle East Eye",
      "article_slug": "2026-10-02-explosions-sanaa-yemen-houthi-capital",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-10-02-explosions-sanaa-yemen-houthi-capital/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-09-22-red-sea-mokha",
      "date": "2026-09-22",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Mokha, Yemen",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Saudi-led coalition",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "military",
      "weapon": "airstrike",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "killed": 6,
      "summary": "A Saudi airstrike hit the Yemeni port city of Mokha, killing six people, Houthi officials said.",
      "source_url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthis-say-saudi-strike-killed-6-in-mokha-as-g7-urges-iran-backed-group-to-halt-fire/",
      "source_name": "Times of Israel",
      "article_slug": "2026-09-22-saudi-strike-kills-six-mokha",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-09-22-saudi-strike-kills-six-mokha/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-09-21-red-sea-taiz-province",
      "date": "2026-09-21",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Taiz province, Yemen",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Saudi-led coalition",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "military",
      "weapon": "airstrike",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck Houthi positions in Yemen's Taiz province as Houthi forces pushed to advance in highland areas.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-led-coalition-strikes-yemens-taiz-houthi-forces-advance",
      "source_name": "Middle East Eye",
      "article_slug": "2026-09-21-trump-calls-off-houthi-strikes-saudi-plea",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-09-21-trump-calls-off-houthi-strikes-saudi-plea/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-09-14-red-sea-saada",
      "date": "2026-09-14",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Saada",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Saudi Arabia",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "military",
      "weapon": "airstrike",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Saudi forces carried out air attacks on Saada, a key Houthi stronghold in northern Yemen.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthi-media-reports-saudi-strikes-northern-yemen",
      "source_name": "Middle East Eye",
      "article_slug": "2026-09-14-oil-surges-strikes-saudi-hormuz",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-09-14-oil-surges-strikes-saudi-hormuz/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-09-08-red-sea-multiple-sites",
      "date": "2026-09-08",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Multiple sites",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Saudi Arabia",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "military",
      "weapon": "airstrike",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Saudi Arabia conducted air strikes across multiple locations in Yemen in response to Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, as pro-government forces pressed toward Sanaa.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-forces-push-toward-sanaa-fighting-houthis-intensifies",
      "source_name": "Middle East Eye",
      "article_slug": "2026-09-08-saudi-arabia-strikes-yemen-houthis-fire-back-forces-close-sanaa",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-09-08-saudi-arabia-strikes-yemen-houthis-fire-back-forces-close-sanaa/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-24-red-sea-eastern-yemen",
      "date": "2026-08-24",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Eastern Yemen",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "claimed",
      "target_type": "military",
      "weapon": "unknown",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Yemen's Houthis claimed separate strikes on Saudi-led troop concentrations in eastern Yemen as part of the same announced operations.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260824-yemens-houthis-claim-strikes-on-saudi-oil-tanker-troop-concentrations/",
      "source_name": "Middle East Monitor",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-24-houthis-red-sea-strike-saudi-tanker",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-24-houthis-red-sea-strike-saudi-tanker/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-24-red-sea-red-sea",
      "date": "2026-08-24",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Red Sea, off Yanbu",
      "country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "claimed",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "drone-and-missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "vessel": {
        "name": "Amzan",
        "flag": "Saudi Arabia",
        "type": "oil tanker"
      },
      "summary": "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.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/yemens-houthis-report-attack-on-saudi-ship",
      "source_name": "Al Jazeera",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-25-houthis-strike-saudi-tanker-amzan-red-sea",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-25-houthis-strike-saudi-tanker-amzan-red-sea/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-17-red-sea-off-mocha",
      "date": "2026-08-17",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Off Mocha, Red Sea",
      "country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "claimed",
      "target_type": "naval-vessel",
      "weapon": "drone-and-missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "summary": "Houthi forces claimed missile and drone strikes on a Saudi military ship, four escort vessels, and a Saudi arms depot off Mocha.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260817-yemens-houthis-strike-saudi-naval-vessels-arms-depot-spokesman/",
      "source_name": "Middle East Monitor",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-17-houthis-claim-saudi-warship-escorts-red-sea-strike",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-17-houthis-claim-saudi-warship-escorts-red-sea-strike/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-16-red-sea-marib",
      "date": "2026-08-16",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Marib, Yemen",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "mixed",
      "weapon": "missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "killed": 4,
      "injured": 8,
      "summary": "Houthi strikes also hit Marib further inland, killing at least four and injuring eight in the wider wave.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/16/houthis-launch-new-attacks-on-al-makha-and-marib-as-yemen-conflict-escalates",
      "source_name": "Al Jazeera",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-16-yemen-mocha-port-closed-houthi-missile-barrage",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-16-yemen-mocha-port-closed-houthi-missile-barrage/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-16-red-sea-mocha-al-makha",
      "date": "2026-08-16",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Mocha (al-Makha), Yemen",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "port",
      "weapon": "drone-and-missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "killed": 7,
      "summary": "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.",
      "source_url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-905632",
      "source_name": "Jerusalem Post",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-16-yemen-mocha-port-closed-houthi-missile-barrage",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-16-yemen-mocha-port-closed-houthi-missile-barrage/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-11-red-sea-bab-el-mandeb-strait",
      "date": "2026-08-11",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Bab el-Mandeb Strait",
      "country": "International waters",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "killed": 3,
      "summary": "A Houthi missile struck a commercial ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait, killing three crew members — two Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian.",
      "source_url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-905168",
      "source_name": "Jerusalem Post",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-11-houthi-missile-strike-ship-bab-el-mandeb-fatal",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-11-houthi-missile-strike-ship-bab-el-mandeb-fatal/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-10-red-sea-al-makha",
      "date": "2026-08-10",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Al-Makha, Yemen",
      "country": "Yemen",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "mixed",
      "weapon": "missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "killed": 7,
      "summary": "A Houthi missile barrage on the Yemeni port town of al-Makha killed seven people.",
      "source_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/11/yemens-houthis-launch-ballistic-missile-attacks-on-al-makha-and-marib",
      "source_name": "Al Jazeera",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-11-houthi-missile-strike-ship-bab-el-mandeb-fatal",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-11-houthi-missile-strike-ship-bab-el-mandeb-fatal/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-06-red-sea-off-yanbu",
      "date": "2026-08-06",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Off Yanbu, Red Sea",
      "country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "vessel": {
        "name": "Wafa",
        "flag": "Saudi Arabia",
        "type": "oil tanker"
      },
      "summary": "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.",
      "source_url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-05/yemen-s-houthis-say-they-ll-target-tankers-in-northern-red-sea",
      "source_name": "Bloomberg",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-06-houthi-saudi-tanker-wafa-red-sea-escalation",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-06-houthi-saudi-tanker-wafa-red-sea-escalation/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-08-04-red-sea-red-sea",
      "date": "2026-08-04",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Red Sea",
      "country": "International waters",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "reported",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "unknown",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "vessel": {
        "flag": "India",
        "type": "commercial vessel"
      },
      "summary": "An Indian-flagged commercial vessel sank after a Houthi attack in the Red Sea.",
      "source_url": "https://apnews.com/article/ff5f13230ab92b5ae3022f45b2585444",
      "source_name": "AP News",
      "article_slug": "2026-08-04-houthi-attack-sinks-indian-flagged-ship",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-08-04-houthi-attack-sinks-indian-flagged-ship/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-07-28-red-sea-red-sea",
      "date": "2026-07-28",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Red Sea",
      "country": "International waters",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "claimed",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "missile",
      "outcome": "turned-back",
      "vessel": {
        "name": "NCC Ghazal",
        "flag": "Saudi Arabia",
        "type": "oil tanker"
      },
      "summary": "Houthi forces claimed a ballistic missile strike on the Saudi oil tanker NCC Ghazal, forcing it to turn back.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260728-yemens-houthis-claim-ballistic-missile-attack-on-saudi-oil-tanker/",
      "source_name": "Middle East Monitor",
      "article_slug": "2026-07-28-houthis-claim-missile-strike-saudi-tanker-ncc-ghazal",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-07-28-houthis-claim-missile-strike-saudi-tanker-ncc-ghazal/"
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-07-22-red-sea-red-sea",
      "date": "2026-07-22",
      "region": "red-sea",
      "place": "Red Sea",
      "country": "International waters",
      "actor": "Houthis",
      "attribution": "claimed",
      "target_type": "commercial-vessel",
      "weapon": "drone-and-missile",
      "outcome": "hit",
      "vessel": {
        "flag": "Saudi Arabia",
        "type": "oil tanker"
      },
      "summary": "Yemen's Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on two Saudi-flagged oil tankers in the Red Sea, calling it enforcement of a declared maritime embargo on the kingdom.",
      "source_url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthis-claim-strikes-saudi-oil-tankers",
      "source_name": "Middle East Eye",
      "article_slug": "2026-07-23-houthis-claim-attacks-saudi-oil-tankers-red-sea",
      "article_url": "https://americastrikes.com/articles/2026-07-23-houthis-claim-attacks-saudi-oil-tankers-red-sea/"
    }
  ]
}