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.
Who are the Houthis? Secunder KermaniForeign Affairs Correspondent The Houthi rebels weren’t exactly a household name outside the region. When it comes to concerns about an escalation of the Gaza War – much of the focus has been on Hezbollah in Lebanon or indeed Iran itself, which backs...
— Houthis in the poor Arabian peninsula country of Yemen, who are sometimes seen as the loose cannons of the alliance. FILE - A Hezbollah fighter carries the coffin of his comrade who was killed by Israeli shelling, as he shouts slogans during his funeral procession in Kherbet Selem v...
The strikes targeted a Houthi underground storage site and locations associated with the Houthis' missile and air surveillance capabilities, a joint statement from the UK, US, Bahrain, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands said. Image:Newly recruited Houthi fighters parade in Yemen Who ...
On June 13, the Yemeni government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition began a major offensive to retake Hodeidah city from rebels, known as Houthis allied with Iran. The war has since raging on and around the city. More than 300,000 people have been displaced from the city since earl...
Protesters outside the Turkish embassy in Tehran, Iran denounced Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support of Syrian rebels and Israeli prime minister Binyamin Neanyahu's treatment of Gaza. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Turkish president Recep Tayyi...
The Iran-backed Houthis are no longer a rag-tag army Why have they been attacking ships in the Red Sea? Image:Map of Middle East The Houthis claim the attacks are aimed at ending the air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip following the 7 October attacks byHamas. ...
As they grow more politically active, women are increasingly targeted by the Houthi rebels who rule northern Yemen. Hundreds of women have vanished into secret prisons where they are tortured and sometimes raped, former detainees and other activists say. The Houthis deny the claims, but six ...
“As a starting point, we are doing something to stop the Houthis from going to Aden,” the source said. “But once you go into this sort of potential quagmire you have to consult all the options. The Houthis were really surprised by the [Saudi-led] assault and the ferocity of it....