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...
Yemen (ˈjɛmən) n (Placename) a republic in SW Arabia, on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden: formed in 1990 from the union of North Yemen and South Yemen: consists of arid coastal lowlands, rising to fertile upland valleys and mountains in the west and to the Hadhramaut plat...
The Houthis must be held accountable for their actions, but it should not be at the expense of Yemeni civilians. As the Department of State moves forward with this designation, we are taking significant steps to mitigate any adverse impacts this designation may have on the people of Yemen. D...
Yemen Briefing: Who Are the Houthis, and What Do They Want?On Friday, the Shiite Houthi movement declared control overYemen, weeks after it had seized the...Murphy, Dan
Though the group from which they originate has been around for thousands of years,why are the Houthis in Yemen suddenly making headlines and drawing attention from the West? How Iran benefits from (allegedly) arming the Houthisto fight a proxy war against Saudi Arabia’s influence in the regi...
The U.S. and U.K. missile launch on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen was the culmination of weeks of warnings for the group to cease their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Sea and the Gulf of Aden have disrupted the free flow of commerce through the region and endangered innocent mariners.Since October, the Houthis have launched numerous missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles at commercial vessels transiting near Yemen’s coastline, in clear violation of international ...
But the region has changed since 2002. Some militias, fromHizbullahin Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen, are now more powerful than the states they call home. It would not suffice for Arab governments to end their conflicts with Israel: non-state actors would have to agree to do so as we...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution that imposes an arms embargo on the Houthi militia in Yemen as an entity. Resolution 2624, which was adopted with 11 votes in favor and four abstentions, decides that the Houthis as an entity shall ...
He said Iran's allies in the region, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, are trying to be actively involved in the conflict. Israel is also trying to contain the conflict in Gaza to avoid fighting on multiple fronts. "We are defending our northern border and conducting...