Since then, it has furthered its area of influence and it now controls much of Yemen's western seaboard down to the Bab al Mandeb Strait - the 16-mile stretch of water that marks the entrance to the Red Sea. Read more: Houthis stronger after years of war and military a...
The Houthi movement is an Islamic fundamentalist movement in northern Yemen and one of the main actors in the Yemeni Civil War (2014– ).
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
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the escalation between Yemen's Houthis and Israel, and called for a ceasefire, his spokesperson said on Thursday. "Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport, the Red Sea ports and power stations in ...
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...
The Houthis have deeply embedded themselves in Yemeni society, influencing nearly every facet of life in the country, Naji said. This entrenchment has exacerbated divisions between the Houthis and other segments of Yemeni society. As Yemen's conflict enters its second decade, the path to peace ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Thursday that it carried out attacks on military sites in Jizan Airport in Saudi Arabia, the group’s Al-Masirah TV reported. There was no Saudi confirmation of the attacks. The Houthis, who are fighting in neighboring ...
[00:24:24]Jordan Harbinger:So they're not doing well in Yemen and the Houthis seem to be gaining some steam. One of the earliest things that I'd seen from them in a few years, because I didn't follow the war super closely, was they just started shooting missiles over Saudi Arabia...
Watch | The Houthis and War in Yemen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqbOk3yNBWQ 1. History of the movement, structure, and ideology History The movement of Ansar Allah (Supporters of Allah), also known as the Houthis, is a paramilitary group of Zaidi Shi’ites, acting in Yemen. ...
The country - one of the poorest in the world - is effectively divided into two main sections; the north controlled by the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, and the south held by the UN-recognised government, backed by the Saudi-led coalition. ...