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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYSunday 13 September 2026

2 outlets quote this line 2 different ways.

middleeasteye.net: “More than 2,000 people fleeing hostilities in Yemen have arrived on Djibouti’s shores,”; rte.ie: “More than 2,000 people fleeing hostilities in Yemen have arrived on Djibouti's shores,”

As published

5 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

upi.com as published: More than 76,000 flee homes in Yemen amid rising fighting with Houthisupi.com2026-09-13 13:11:50english.alarabiya.net as published: 1,400 flee Yemen fighting to Djibouti: Ministerenglish.alarabiya.net2026-09-13 13:11:50koreaherald.com as published: At least 76,000 flee fighting in Yemen since July: UNkoreaherald.com2026-09-13 13:11:50middleeasteye.net as published: Over 2,000 flee Yemen fighting to Djiboutimiddleeasteye.net2026-09-13 13:11:50rte.ie as published: More than 2,000 fled Yemen fighting to Djiboutirte.ie2026-09-13 13:11:50

What this entry found

  • OUTLETS DISAGREE

    The number of Yemeni refugees who arrived in Djibouti

    • english.alarabiya.net (1,400)
    • middleeasteye.net (over 2,000)
    • rte.ie (over 2,000, noting minister's earlier claim of 1,400)
    the full text
  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    upi.com carried 4 details no other outlet reported.

    • Entire villages have been emptied in Maqbanah, Jabal Habashi and Al Ma'afer
    • Some families have been displaced for the second or third time since Yemen's 12-year civil war began
    • IOM Director General Amy Pope called for safe, unimpeded access and urged all parties to protect civilians and humanitarian workers
    • On Friday, IOM had warned that 46,000 people had fled their homes; the following day the number rose to 76,000
5independent outlets
What happened, for context

More than 76,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen since July amid escalating fighting between Houthi militants and the Saudi-backed government, with the displacement rate quadrupling over the past week. The conflict has also driven over 1,400 to 2,000 Yemeni refugees to Djibouti, according to different accounts.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
  • english.alarabiya.netUNCLASSIFIED
  • koreaherald.comINDEP
  • middleeasteye.netUNCLASSIFIED
  • rte.iePUBLIC

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • At least 76,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since Julyupi.com, koreaherald.com, english.alarabiya.net
  • The number of displaced people quadrupled in the past weekupi.com, koreaherald.com, english.alarabiya.net
  • Fighting has escalated between Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni governmentupi.com, koreaherald.com, english.alarabiya.net, middleeasteye.net, rte.ie
  • The Houthis seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coast and strategic islandskoreaherald.com, rte.ie
  • The Houthis captured the Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursdayenglish.alarabiya.net, rte.ie
  • The Bab al-Mandab Strait is vital to global shippingenglish.alarabiya.net, koreaherald.com, rte.ie
  • and 2 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Entire villages have been emptied in Maqbanah, Jabal Habashi and Al Ma'aferonly upi.com
  • Some families have been displaced for the second or third time since Yemen's 12-year civil war beganonly upi.com
  • IOM Director General Amy Pope called for safe, unimpeded access and urged all parties to protect civilians and humanitarian workersonly upi.com
  • On Friday, IOM had warned that 46,000 people had fled their homes; the following day the number rose to 76,000only upi.com
  • More than 70,000 of the 76,000 displaced had fled just since the start of Septemberonly koreaherald.com
  • An IOM agency spokesperson told Agence France-Presse that the announcement came a day after the agency put the number at 46,000 displacements since the start of the month, up from 18,500 announced Tuesdayonly koreaherald.com

Reported unevenly

  • The number of Yemeni refugees who arrived in Djiboutistated by english.alarabiya.net (1,400), middleeasteye.net (over 2,000), rte.ie (over 2,000, noting minister's earlier claim of 1,400)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

  • When did Djibouti's minister Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh make his 1,400 statement relative to the IOM's 2,000+ statement? english.alarabiya.net labels his statement as Saturday (September 12); rte.ie says he made the claim 'yesterday' in an article dated September 14 (Sunday), which would place his statement on Saturday September 13. Confirm the chronology to determine whether these represent two different counting periods or conflicting counts of the same arrivals.