Conflict & Security
Yemenis Flee to Djibouti as Djibouti Warns Influx Exceeds National Capacity
September 16, 2026 at 07:27 PM
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3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 7 hours
SNSky News Arabia
على ألسنة الفارين.. رحلة الخوف من اليمن إلى جيبوتي
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AJAl Jazeera English
Djibouti calls for assistance as thousands of Yemenis flee to country
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AJAl Jazeera English
Taiz camps overflow with Yemenis fleeing fighting after Houthi offensive
(opens the publisher’s site)Thousands of Yemenis fleeing escalated western fighting have crossed into Djibouti, which says the influx already exceeds its capacity.
- More than 2,500 Yemenis have arrived in Djibouti since last Thursday, Interior Minister Omar Abdi Said said.
- Said said the figure could reach about 10,000 in the coming weeks, called on the UN to mobilize urgent financial resources, and stated arrivals exceed national capacity.
- At least 100,000 people have fled their homes since fighting between government forces and the Houthis intensified in September, with the Houthis capturing the coastal city of Mocha.
- IOM Djibouti coordinator Safiya Ibrahim said women, children, babies and sick people arrive daily, with the agency "counting on additional financial support."
- Tens of thousands of displaced people have gathered in Taiz governorate, where camps have overflowed, and UN agencies report Taiz has seen the most displacements.
- UN agencies said Taiz City is among the next targets of the Houthis, who captured the Red Sea coast including Mocha.