Houthis
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US Terror Designation of Houthis: What It Sanctions, Changes, and Means for Red Sea
Following the US designation of the Iran-backed Houthi movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, this analysis details the…
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Houthis Laid Thousands of Landmines in Yemen, Killing Civilians on Secondary Routes
Iran-backed Houthis have indiscriminately planted explosive devices across eastern Yemen’s secondary roads, forcing civilians onto dangerous paths and…
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How Deep Is the Houthi Alliance With al-Shabaab: Training, Drones and Weapons
UN experts document a growing military partnership between Iran-backed Houthis and al-Shabaab, including weapons transfers, drone training and…
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Houthis Build Horn of Africa Network to Threaten US and Israel
AFRICOM warns Houthi fighters are operating in northern Somalia, creating a new proxy network that threatens US forces…
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Houthi Missile War: How Low-Cost Drones Bypass Saudi Arabia’s $83B Air Defense
With 13 killed in Riyadh and Aramco evacuated, the Houthi campaign exposes the limits of Saudi Arabia’s vast…
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How the Houthis Evolved from a Zaydi Revivalist Group into a Regional Power
Tracing the political maturation, military expansion, and governance structure of Yemen’s Houthi movement from its 1990s origins to…
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How Houthi Battlefield Gains and Renewed Gulf Intervention Force Iran to Shift Proxy Tactics
Examining how recent Houthi advances in Yemen and a renewed Saudi-UAE alliance threaten to alter Tehran’s regional proxy-war…
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Saudi Arabia and the Houthis: Who is who in the Red Sea blockade war
RIYADH, July 20 — For nearly a decade, the war in Yemen has unfolded as a grinding stalemate,…
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How Iran-Backed Houthi Forces Sustain Their Arsenal Through Smuggling Networks
Following recent strikes in Hodeidah, an investigation into the logistics of the Houthi weapons supply chain and their…
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How the IRGC Quds Force Sustains the Houthi Movement Through Arms and Training
An investigation into the Quds Force’s role in arming, training, and commanding the Houthi movement as part of…
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Houthi Leadership Council Runs Iran-Backed Movement
The Houthi movement is led by a leadership council, with a complex military and security apparatus
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Yemen Warns Houthis Are Maneuvering to Turn Bab el-Mandeb Into a Red Sea Hormuz
The Houthis are seeking to control the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to levy transit fees, mirroring Iran’s model in…
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80 Nations at UN Demand Strait of Hormuz Reopen, Condemn Houthi Attacks
UNITED NATIONS, September 24 — Eighty countries demanded the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in a…
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More Than 2,000 Yemenis Flee to Djibouti After Houthi Port Capture
DJIBOUTI, September 15 — More than 2,000 people fleeing Houthi rebels in Yemen have arrived in Djibouti, the…
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Houthi Push Near Bab al-Mandab Threatens Trade and Oil
DUBAI, September 13 — Iran-backed Houthi fighters have seized territory close to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the narrow…
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Houthi Seizure of Yemen’s Red Sea Coast Pushes Gulf States Toward Talks With Iran
SANAA, September 13 — The Houthi movement has continued to expand its territorial control across northern and central…
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Houthis Seize Mocha and Red Sea Islands, Putting Africa’s Shipping Lanes at Risk
SANAA, September 11 — The Houthi movement has expanded its positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, consolidating control…
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Houthi Strikes on Saudi Cities, US Hits Iranian Tankers Escalate Mideast War
SANAA, Sept. 9 — Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen struck four cities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,…
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Timeline of Houthi Red Sea Attacks From November 2023 to March 2024
WASHINGTON, July 28 — The Red Sea crisis, which began with a brazen ship seizure in November 2023,…
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Houthi Drone and Missile Attacks Injure 73 in Saudi Cities and Hit Oil Facilities
RIYADH, July 26 — The Houthi movement has built a substantial arsenal of drones and missiles since 2015,…
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How Iran Armed the Houthis: A Timeline of the Alliance in Yemen
TEHRAN, July 26 — A detailed U.N. Panel of Experts reporting cycle spanning 2018 to 2023 has established…
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Yemeni Government Forces Say They Retook Positions Near Bab al-Mandeb in Offensive Against Houthis
SANA’A, July 22 — For nearly three years now, a persistent and technologically evolving threat has turned one…
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Iran Hits Tanker in Hormuz as Houthis Declare Embargo on Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, July 19 — A narrow ribbon of water, the Strait of Hormuz has been a global flashpoint…
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How Iran Backs Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis Across the Middle East
BEIRUT, July 16 — For decades, Iran has quietly built a network of allied militias and political groups…
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