According to ACLED's Open-tier monthly aggregates via HDX, as of 9 October 2026, Yemen recorded 1,400 political violence events and 4,516 reported fatalities in September 2026, with 194 events involving civilian targeting and 514 civilian fatalities. The alert fired because the monthly event count exceeded the 90th percentile of the previous 24 months, which was 418.4 events. Taizz accounted for 550 events, followed by Lahij with 159, Marib with 152, Al Hudaydah with 108 and Sadah with 87. A joint report by NGOs including CARE, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children, titled Taiz: As Fighting Intensifies, Civilian Lifelines Are at Risk in Yemen, describes intensified fighting in Taiz.
| Rule | ACLED political violence events against the previous two years |
| Period | 2026-09 |
| Metric | pv_events |
| Value in the month | 1,400 |
| 90th percentile of that history | 418.4 |
| Months of history compared | 24 |
| Political violence events | 1,400 |
| Reported fatalities | 4,516 |
| Civilian targeting events | 194 |
| Civilians reported killed | 514 |
| Judged against | the 90th percentile of the country's own record over the previous 24 months, 418.4; at least 20 events or 10 civilians killed. Fired on: history_percentile. |
| Detected | 16 October 2026, run 37 |