Drones and drone-directed artillery have become the principal battlefield tools used by Yemeni government forces to counter Houthi concentrations, reinforcements and attempted ground advances. The Houthis, meanwhile, are relying heavily on unmanned aircraft to maintain press...
The Houthis have targeted Mocha and its port for a fourth consecutive day, most recently firing two ballistic missiles at the port’s marine berth. The campaign began on August 9 with a large-scale missile and drone assault on military positions, civilian areas and infrast...
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...
The Houthi group expects Sanaa to face a large-scale air attack amid unprecedented preparations at its air-defense positions, according to information obtained by Sheba Intelligence. The group has reportedly deployed air-defense missile systems on Jabal Nuqum, installed rece...
Sources told Sheba Intelligence that air defenses intercepted drones attempting to fly over the presidential palace in Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, amid a widening Houthi escalation across government-held territory. The incident follows an earlier Sheba Int...
Multiple military and social indicators suggest growing pressure on the Houthis’ manpower structure. While the movement’s ideological core is sustaining battlefield losses, parts of its wider non-ideological recruitment and support base are beginning to fr...
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...
Open-source images and footage monitored by Sheba Intelligence indicate a notable increase in the number of Houthi field commanders killed during recent operations on Yemen’s western coast and in Marib and Saada, amid renewed escalation across multiple frontlines. ...
Communications restrictions and conventional air defences disrupted an assault involving 30 drones and nearly ten missiles MARIB — August 7, 2026 A large-scale Houthi attack on Marib failed to reach its main suspected military objectives after local authorities rest...
Intelligence sources have told Sheba Intelligence that several recent maritime attacks targeting vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were conducted through operational coordination between Yemen’s Houthi movement and Somalia’s Al-Shabaab, indicating that...
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. ...
Political sources told Sheba Intelligence that the United States and its allies are moving toward separating negotiations with Iran from the security file involving Houthi threats to international shipping lanes and regional security. According to the sources, t...
Field sources say the group is clearing residential areas near Al-Hawban as fighting intensifies along routes leading to Yemen’s western coast Houthi authorities have ordered loyalist families to leave homes near frontline areas in Al-Hawban and eastern Taiz, according to field ...
Sources report expanded intelligence deployments, concealed defensive systems and preparations for missile strikes on sensitive regional targets The Houthis have expanded security and military deployments across Hodeidah while preparing for a possible missile attack against ...
The Indian-flagged cargo vessel Faize Noore Oliya sank off Yemen’s western coast on Tuesday after reportedly being struck by an explosive-laden boat, only hours after Sheba Intelligence published an exclusive report revealing Houthi preparations for a new att...
Sources tell Sheba Intelligence the group has opened a new mobilization camp in Hodeidah and is reinforcing positions south of Hays Houthi leaders believe the next major confrontation with Yemeni government forces is likely to begin on the western...
The Houthis have raised their military readiness in the Yemeni capital amid expectations that their camps and strategic positions could face imminent airstrikes, military sources told Sheba Intelligence. According to the sources, the group has deployed an air-...
According to intelligence sources cited by Sheba Intelligence, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi recently held a confidential meeting with Abdul Reza Shahlai, who is widely believed to oversee the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) operation...
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...
Intelligence Indicates Attacks Could Expand to Red Sea Shipping and Prompt a Broader International Military and Security Coalition Intelligence sources told Sheba Intelligence that Iran-backed armed groups in Yemen and Iraq are preparing a coordinated retaliatory campaign ta...
