PRISM Alerts · Yemen · Alert 47
Yemen Armed conflict worsening 13 October 2026

Yemen: 635 political violence events in 2026-08, above the 90th percentile of the previous 24 months (413) (ACLED)

Political violence events per month (count)

According to ACLED's open-tier monthly aggregates published via HDX as of 2 October 2026, Yemen recorded 635 political violence events in August 2026, with 819 reported fatalities. The rule compared this count against the 90th percentile of the country's own monthly record over the previous 24 months, which stood at 413. Of these events, 120 involved civilian targeting, with 63 civilian fatalities reported. The governorates with the most political violence events in August 2026 were Taizz (172), Marib (106), Ad Dali (80), Al Hudaydah (62) and Shabwah (44).

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How this fired

RuleACLED political violence events against the previous two years
Period2026-08
Metricpv_events
Value in the month635
90th percentile of that history413.4
Months of history compared24
Political violence events635
Reported fatalities819
Civilian targeting events120
Civilians reported killed63
Judged againstthe 90th percentile of the country's own record over the previous 24 months, 413.4; at least 20 events or 10 civilians killed. Fired on: history_percentile.
Detected13 October 2026, run 19

Evidence

ACLED, Open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 2026-10-02 Country page All alerts for Yemen JSON
key acled_pv_events:YEM:2026-08