# Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war

https://mins.news/en/item/67567

- BBC News, 2026-09-21 14:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4gm7l742dmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> More than 120,000 Yemenis are estimated to have been displaced after fighting intensified along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Over 3,000 refugees have reached Djibouti in recent days by crossing the Bab al-Mandab Strait, with families saying air strikes and the terror they caused forced them to flee.

## Stories

- [Houthi Saudi Red Sea Conflict](https://mins.news/en/topic/houthi-yemen-saudi-red-sea-conflict-2026-08) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/houthi-yemen-saudi-red-sea-conflict-2026-08.md

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