At least four military airlift missions have been tracked to Saudi Arabia since the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed with Türkiye and Pakistan on 7 August. Three Turkish A400M aircraft flew to Riyadh, while a Qatari C-17 transported an undisclosed load from Pakistan t...
The Houthis have intensified attacks on Marib and the port of Mokha, placing the government’s main energy hub and a strategic commercial gateway near Bab al-Mandab under sustained pressure. The escalation reinforces an earlier Sheba Intelligence assessment that the gr...
Yemeni customs authorities have intercepted Houthi-bound drone equipment at the Al-Wadiah border crossing in Hadramout and the Aden Free Zone, exposing a procurement effort involving heavy aerial platforms, fibre-optic control systems and components for local assembly. &n...
Recent Houthi military movements around Marib point to an effort to strengthen the group’s position ahead of potential negotiations with Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government. Rather than an immediate attempt to seize Marib city, the curr...
Editor’s Note: This investigation builds on Sheba Intelligence’s earlier investigation, “Drones Reshape Yemen’s Battlefield: Artillery Eyes and Strategic Firepower on the Saada Border,” which examined how government forces are using tactical drones fo...
Video footage from Marib, Al-Dhale, the western coast, and Saada reveals a gradual shift in the Yemeni army’s use of unmanned aerial systems—from conventional reconnaissance to artillery fire control and precision strikes. Analysis of the footage, supported by mi...
Houthi forces launched a drone-and-missile attack on several Yemeni military positions, including camps belonging to the First Emergency Forces Division in the Ruwaik area of eastern Marib, causing casualties and material damage, according to Yemeni military and local s...
Sheba Intelligence has obtained intelligence indicating that the Houthi movement is preparing for a new phase of military escalation focused on Marib Governorate, with oil infrastructure, military installations, and government facilities identified among the priority targets. ...
Iran’s expanding use of loitering munitions and low-cost unmanned aerial systems has evolved beyond a military tactic into a broader strategy aimed at raising the economic cost of conflict. Rather than relying solely on direct confrontation, Tehran increasingly seeks t...
Reports emerged Tuesday night of warplanes operating over Yemen's capital, Sana'a, while local sources reported multiple missile launches from Houthi-controlled territory, including the Barash Mountain area north of Sana'a and another launch reportedly originati...
Global energy markets have shown early signs of stabilization following Saudi Arabia's announcement of a multinational maritime defence coalition aimed at securing the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden, suggesting that investors are beginning to price in...
The assassination of a senior Homeland Shield Forces commander in Hadramout has concluded a volatile week marked by renewed clashes, drone attacks and growing military activity across several Yemeni fronts, raising concerns that the country may be moving toward another majo...
Sheba Intelligence has reviewed recently circulated videos showing Houthi fighters carrying what appears to be a portable ADS-B/Mode-S receiver, raising questions about the group's use of commercially available aviation-monitoring technology to improve battlefiel...
The Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, announced on Tuesday evening that the group had carried out a military operation against the Saudi oil tanker NCC GHAZAL, accusing the vessel of violating the movement's declared maritime blockade on Saudi shipping...
Shipping activity through the Bab el-Mandab Strait rose sharply on Tuesday, July 28, reaching its highest level since July 19. The increase signals a partial resumption of commercial traffic, but not a full restoration of confidence, as major energy carriers continue to avo...
A U.S.-owned floating liquefied natural gas storage facility was struck by at least one unmanned aerial vehicle while berthed at Egypt’s Damietta Port, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey, marking a potentially significant expansion of attacks aga...
Analysis | Sheba Intelligence The Yemeni Ministry of Defense has publicly showcased a new fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during a visit by Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Taher Al-Oqaili to Air Force facilities, marking the government’s first publi...
Tensions in Yemen’s northern Al-Jawf governorate have entered a more volatile phase after tribal leader Hamad bin Rashid bin Fadgham announced the relocation of the “Matarih Al-Karama” (Dignity Encampment) from Al-Rayyan t...
Military tensions in northern Somalia have escalated after the leadership of the Northeast State warned Somaliland against interfering in its internal affairs and displayed tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy weapons in a show of force. The military parade followed a warni...
Sheba Intelligence | Security Assessment Tribal tensions escalated in Al-Yatamah, northern Al-Jawf Governorate, after clashes between local tribesmen and Houthi fighters at a Houthi checkpoint left one tribesman dead and another wounded, according to local sources. The confront...
