Yemeni forces target Houthis as US rules out direct role

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Saudi Arabia requests missile defence support from allies as the US sees its own stock of interceptors dwindle.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:26:56 UTC.

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  1. Yemeni forces target Houthis as US rules out direct role

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  3. Trump says U.S. ‘hopefully’ nearing end of Iran war as Saudi Arabia-Houthis trade strikes

  4. How the fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia is affecting gas prices

  5. ‘They called us’: Has Trump abandoned Bab al-Mandeb to the Houthis?

  6. EU moves to ban social media for under-13s, tighten rules for teenagers

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