In 2014, asAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)intensified its attacks in Yemen and the government of President Abdel Rabbo Mansour Hadi proved to be weak and ineffectual, the Houthis took advantage of the instability and began to expand their areas of control. By September, they had take...
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This is the first time that Yemenis found themselves divided over celebrating Eid al-Fitr despite years of deadly conflict between Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels. Local activists said that the Houthis wanted to challenge the Saudi-backed Yemeni government over moonsighting and announce ce...
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2014-Present-Iranian intervention in Yemen Civil War. Iran backs the Shiite Houthi forces, while a Saudi-led coalition has directly intervened in Yemen against the Houthis. 2019-Present-Iran-U.S. Crisis of 2019-2020between the U.S. and Iran included Iranian proxy forces attacking U.S. troop...
(b.1979), is the latest organisation to conduct an insurgency in the territory of the former state of North Yemen. The Houthis’ antecedents fought enemies, both internal and external, including Egyptian troops sent by Gamal Nasser, the president of the then United Arab Republic (UAR), in ...
who served as the Secretary of Defense between 2006 and 2011 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, noted that there are four wars going on in the Middle East at present. He pointed to the war in Gaza, between Israel and Hezbollah, the Houthis in Yemen and militias in Syria...
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