Houthis resume attacks on Yemen's Mocha port city, Yemeni military spokesperson says

Aug 9, 2026

Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, August 9, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer — Stringer

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have resumed attacks on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, a Yemeni military spokesperson said.

Footage shown by Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV showed the launch of several ballistic missiles and drones, which Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a post on Telegram targeted Saudi troop concentrations and weapons depots.

The Yemeni military said on X that air defences were intercepting a number of drones, adding Houthi attacks targeted residential neighbourhoods in Mocha.

(Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari and Yasmine Ghania; Editing by Edmund Klamann and Chris Reese)

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