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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Houthis الحوثيون The Sarkha, translated as' God is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse be upon the Jews, Victory to Islam,' is the main political slogan of the Houthi movement. Also known as Ansar Allah Leaders Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (since 2004) Hussein al-Houthi ...
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.
The Houthi insurgency, [41] [42] 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 [43]) against the Yemeni military that began in Northern Yemen and has since escalated into a full-scale civil war.
Iranian support has played a crucial role in strengthening the Houthis' ability to assert military dominance within Yemen. [9] However, analysts suggest that the strategic impact of this support extends beyond the Yemeni conflict, influencing regional dynamics and altering the balance of power in the broader Middle East. [ 9 ]
The Supreme Revolutionary Committee (Arabic: اللجنة الثورية, romanized: al-Lajnah al-Thawrīyah), sometimes referred to as the Revolutionary Council or the Revolutionary Committee, [1] [2] [3] was an interim body in Yemen formed by the Zaidiyyah Shia group Ansar Allah (more commonly known as the Houthis).
Tribes and Politics in Yemen: A History of the Houthi Conflict. Oxford University Press. Caton, S. C. (2005). Yemen Chronicle: An Anthropology of War and Mediation. Hill and Wang. Clark, V. (2010). Yemen: Dancing on the Heads of Snakes. Yale University Press. Dresch, P. (2001). A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge University Press.
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] Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (alleged ...
Iran and Yemen have had cordial, if tepid, relations since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Ties between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government in Aden, however, have been damaged in recent years by Iran's support for the rival Yemeni government in Sanaa linked to the Houthi movement.