SANA’A, October 23 2026, At least 1,500 people have been killed and more than 6,900 injured in renewed fighting in Yemen since the latest escalation intensified in August, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The actual death toll is believed to be higher, as WHO lacks access to casualty data from areas controlled by the Houthi rebels.
The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), which monitors conflicts worldwide, has recorded more than 6,400 deaths during the same period, including civilians and combatants. Fighting has continued in several provinces, including Taiz, Marib and Lahij.
Accurate casualty figures remain difficult to establish after more than a decade of civil war. Many healthcare facilities do not record casualties, while limited government capacity and the remoteness of affected areas contribute to underreporting.
The Houthis occasionally publish casualty figures from territories under their control, but the numbers cannot be independently verified.
In 2021, the United Nations estimated that Yemen’s conflict had caused 377,000 deaths, including those resulting from indirect effects such as malnutrition, medicine shortages and the collapse of healthcare services, particularly among children.
ACLED has separately estimated that more than 160,000 people have been killed directly in the conflict, including through ground fighting and airstrikes, since Saudi Arabia intervened in 2015.
— BERNAMA
