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Yemen conflict displaces 112,000 people inside country, thousands flee to Djibouti, UN migration agency says

By Thomson Reuters Sep 18, 2026 | 4:31 AM

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, Sept 18 (Reuters) – At least 112,000 ​people have ‌been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks as fighting continues ‌along ​the ⁠country’s west coast ⁠amid a renewed conflict, while nearly 3,000 have fled by ​sea to Djibouti, the United Nations ⁠migration agency ⁠said on Friday.

Yemen’s ​Iran-aligned Houthis have ​stepped up attacks on ‌Saudi cities and energy infrastructure while advancing along Yemen’s ⁠Red Sea coast towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, ⁠a ‌key shipping route. ⁠Responding to ​the ‌Houthi offensive, the ​Saudi and ⁠Yemeni air forces have bombarded Houthi targets.

(Reporting by Olivia Le PoidevinEditing by Linda ​Pasquini)