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

People rest outside a tent at a new camp for displaced people, following clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, near Aden, Yemen, September 13, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

GENEVA, Sept ⁠18 (Reuters) - At least 112,000 ‌people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two ​weeksas fighting continues ⁠along the ⁠country's west coast amid a ⁠renewed conflict, ‌while nearly 3,000 have ⁠fled by sea to Djibouti, ​theUnited ‌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)