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The power vacuum created by Yemen's uncertain transitional period has drawn more supporters to the Houthis. Many of the formerly powerful parties, now disorganised with an unclear vision, have fallen out of favour with the public, making the Houthis—under their newly branded Ansar Allah name—all the more attractive. [13]
The Houthis represent only around 15 per cent of Yemenis, yet they consider themselves the rightful rulers. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, [1] [2] has an exceptionally strong military wing, thought to be stronger than the Lebanese Army [3] [4] and equivalent to the armed strength of a medium-sized army.
After this, the Houthis advanced on Sanaʽa and aligned themselves with the Saleh-loyal General People's Congress (GPC). As the Yemeni special forces and republican guard were loyal to the GPC, this allowed the Houthis to overrun several of their bases in Sanaʽa. This was the first of the Houthi presence in Sanaʽa.
The Houthi insurgency, [43] [44] also known as the Houthi rebellion, the Sa'dah Wars, or the Sa'dah conflict, was a military rebellion pitting Zaidi Shia Houthis (though the movement also includes Sunnis [45]) against the Yemeni military that began in Northern Yemen and has since escalated into a full-scale civil war.
Austin did not mention Iran by name. However, he said the use of the B-2 bomber, which is the only warplane in the U.S. arsenal that can carry 30,000-pound so-called bunker busting bombs, "was a ...
The Houthi takeover in Yemen, also known by the Houthis as the September 21 Revolution, [7] or 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état (by opponents), [8] was a popular revolution against Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi led by the Houthis and their supporters that pushed the Yemeni government from power.
Pro-Houthi Yemeni Armed Forces. Pro-Houthi Yemeni Army [34] Yemeni Air Force (2015–17) Supreme Revolutionary Committee; Special Security Forces (2015–17) Pro-Saleh Security Forces (2015–17) Republican Guard (2015–17) Special Operations Forces (2015–17) Allied groups: Houthis; Pro-Houthi Popular Committees; Liwa Fatemiyoun [35]