# [7D] Marib Front Fighting and Port Strikes Displace Tens of Thousands in Central and Coastal Yemen

*Issued Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-09-12T01:48:11.315Z (3h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-09-19T01:48:11.315Z (7d from now)
**Category**: HUMANITARIAN | **Confidence**: 75% | **Impact**: CRITICAL
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Marib Governorate, Southwestern Yemeni Coast, Taiz and Adjacent Districts
**Affected Assets**: IDP Camps and Informal Settlements, Local Health Facilities, Water and Sanitation Systems, Humanitarian Logistics Networks
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/24610.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Over the next week, intensified Houthi assaults around Marib and expanded Saudi air operations against southwestern ports and coastal areas are likely to displace tens of thousands of civilians from contested front-line zones and bombed port cities. Camps and urban peripheries in Marib city, Taiz vicinity, and inland from the Red Sea coast will absorb new arrivals, stretching water, shelter, and health services. Confirmation would come via UN/OCHA displacement figures, satellite imagery of growing camps, and NGO appeals for emergency funding; a contrary case would require an unexpected ceasefire arrangement or localized deconfliction corridor enabling civilians to remain in place.

## Drivers

- High-intensity ground assaults south and north of Marib, including on Harib
- Saudi airstrikes on southwestern Yemeni port and coastal infrastructure
- Houthi advances along Red Sea coast under large operation