Later in the day, the Houthis said the strikes killed five of their forces and wounded six. Here’s a look at the Houthis and their increasing attacks, and why the U.S. believes it is more acceptable to bomb some Iranian-linked targets than others. WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS? ...
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...
The Iranian-backed group had defied a warning to stop targeting ships in the Red Sea - and tensions escalated earlier this month after a British warship, in an operation with US forces, shot down seven drones launched by Houthis torepel the largest drone and missile attack to ...
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— powerful Hezbollah, the dominant force in Lebanon; — smaller militias in Iraq and Syria; — 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 kil...
Nevertheless, it is known that a number of groups across the region have received Iranian support. Some of these - likeHamas,Hezbollahand theHouthis- have been discussed in detail in other Sky News stories, but others are less well known. ...
The ongoing conflict in Yemen, which began in 2014 after the Houthis took over the capital, Sanaa, has led to one of the worst humanitarian crises globally. The Saudi-led military coalition intervened on March 26, 2015, with the objective of reinstating the government.■...
The war has pit the Iranian-allied Shiite Houthi rebel movement against a Sunni Saudi-led military coalition, after Houthis toppled Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his government in late 2014.
I don’t do movie or TV reviews in this blog. It’s not my strength nor my interest. However, I find it baffling why TRP is not as popular, if not more popular, than THD. My wife and son, both J.R.R. Tolkien readers, are totally engrossed in the TRP story line.Galadriel, pla...
“We have no reason to believe that Iran is trying to dissuade the Houthis from this reckless behavior,” Watson said. PRIGOZHIN ‘HAD TO BE REMOVED’:Russia today dismissed a report that Moscow ordered the killing of Wagner Group chiefYEVGENY PRIGOZHIN, who died in a pl...