Houthi group announces deaths of 47 members including high-ranking officers

Funeral lists released by the Houthi group on October 26 and 27, 2026, reveal the deaths of 47 members. Among the deceased are 23 individuals with military ranks, ranging from assistant to brigadier general.

The identified officers include one brigadier general, four colonels, four majors, three captains, five lieutenants, three first lieutenants, one second lieutenant, and two assistants. These casualties were distributed across several Yemeni governorates, including Sanaa, Amran, Hajjah, Al Hudaydah, Saada, Marib, Al Bayda, Ibb, Dhamar, and Al Mahwit.

These announcements coincide with ongoing military confrontations between Houthi forces and government and southern forces in the West Coast and Taiz, as well as airstrikes and military operations in Marib, Al Jawf, Al Dhale, and other fronts. The funeral lists did not specify the exact dates or specific battlefronts where the individuals were killed.