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A map of Yemen's ethnoreligious groups, 2002. The Houthi movement follows a mixed ideology with religious, Yemeni nationalist, and big tent populist tenets, imitating Hezbollah. Outsiders have argued that their political views are often vague and contradictory and that many of their slogans do not accurately reflect their aims.
Banu Houth (Arabic: بنو حوث) or the Houthi tribe (قبيلة الحوثي, qabīlat al-Ḥūthī), is a an ancient Hamdanid Arab tribe that centralizes in northern Yemen, primarily in 'Amran and Saada. The tribe is branched from Banu Hamdan tribe, an ancient Qahtanite tribe of Arabia.
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are stepping up their strikes on ships in the Red Sea, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.
Pro-Houthi media consequently reported that leading Saudi commanders in the Saudi-Yemeni border region stepped down or were dismissed due to the success of Operation Victory from God. [3] According to Al-Alam TV , Al-Fateh Brigade commander Major General Radad al-Hashemi resigned from his position after the attack. [ 4 ]
In the 21st century, the most prominent Zaidi movement is the Shabab Al Mu'mineen, commonly known as Houthis, who have been engaged in an uprising against the Yemeni Government, causing a grave humanitarian crisis in north Yemen. [53] [54] Some Persian and Arab legends record that Zaidis fled to China from the Umayyads during the 8th century. [55]
The Houthi movement spokesperson said that the group controlled most of the Al Jawf District with the exception of some areas close to Saudi Arabia; the areas captured by the group comprised the Khub wal Shaaf and Yatma districts. The Houthi forces then turned the offensive on the Ma'rib Governorate with the aim of attacking Ma'rib city. [20] [25]
Saada has been a site of violent confrontations for years between the Yemeni government and the rebels known as the Houthi movement. The conflict was sparked in June 2004 by Ali Abdullah Saleh government's attempt to arrest Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, the Zaydi religious leader who founded the Houthi movement and a former Al-Haqq parliamentarian on whose head the government had placed a US ...