# Renewed Yemen Fighting Displaces 130,000 as Front Lines Shift in Lahij and Jawf

*Monday, September 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-09-21T20:05:45.639Z (2h ago)
**Category**: humanitarian | **Region**: Middle East
**Importance**: 8/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Nearly 130,000 people have been uprooted in Yemen in recent weeks, the IOM says, as Ansarallah pushes forward around Jabal an‑Najaj and government forces suffer setbacks in Jawf.

Escalating violence in Yemen is driving people from their homes just as key front lines move.

The International Organization for Migration reported on Monday that surging conflict and growing insecurity across Yemen have displaced nearly 130,000 people in recent weeks, pushing local host communities to the brink.

At the same time, reports from the battlefield describe new gains for Ansarallah‑aligned forces. Under Operation “And Allah is More Severe in Power and More Severe in Punishment,” after four days of fierce fighting they broke through Yemeni National Army defensive lines in Jabal an‑Najaj, taking control of Al‑Baraha and Jabal Hawab and shifting combat toward Sadiq and Malbiyah in Lahij Governorate.

Separate reporting from Sana’a‑aligned sources in al‑Jawf says newly released footage shows Yemeni National Army units being repelled in the Jawf Desert. Encouraged by the capture of Jabal an‑Nuddar, Jabal Labinah, and Labinah Camp, PLC forces, supported by the Saudi Air Force, had launched a major assault, but the offensive ended in what these sources describe as a complete failure and a decision by the YNA to withdraw.

Fighting has also flared in Taiz between Aden‑based forces and the Al‑Amaliqa brigades, adding to the fragmentation of the front.

The combination of nearly 130,000 newly displaced people and shifting control over places like Jabal an‑Najaj, Al‑Baraha, and parts of Jawf signals a conflict that is both intensifying and becoming harder for civilians to escape.

What would change the picture is any sign of a new ceasefire effort, a slowdown in displacement figures from agencies such as the IOM, or a clear halt to offensive operations in Lahij, Jawf, or Taiz.