The Houthis are a Shia Islamist movement that support the establishment of a Palestinian state and have condemned Israel's policies toward the occupied territories. The U.S. and United Kingdom have targeted Houthi facilities in Yemen with airstrikes to limit their ability to hit commercial vessels.
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The Houthi movement emerged in northern Yemen in the 1990s, in part, as a reaction to rising Saudi financial and religious influence. In November 2009, the ...
Houthi insurgency
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The Houthi insurgency, also known as the Houthi rebellion, the Sa'dah War, or the Sa'dah conflict, was a military rebellion pitting Zaidi Shia Houthis against the Yemeni military that began in Northern Yemen and has since escalated into a... Wikipedia
Location: Yemen, Yemen Arab Republic, Saada Governorate, and more
Dates: Jun 18, 2004 – Sep 21, 2014
3 days ago · The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly ...
Yemen's civil war began in 2014 when Houthi insurgents—Shiite rebels with links to Iran and a history of rising up against the Sunni government—took control of ...
3 days ago · The UN has called for the immediate release of 11 of its personnel who have been detained by the Houthi movement in Yemen.
Jan 17, 2024 · 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 ...