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    Houthi missiles kill up to eight in Mocha port attack; separate drone strike targets Saudi Aramco facility in Najran

    Houthi forces fired ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port city of Mocha on 14 August 2026, killing between four and eight people according to differing source accounts, and separately claimed a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco facility in Najran.

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