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Yemen’s internationally recognized government retaliated after the Houthis launched fresh attacks on government positions, renewing active fighting in the country’s civil war.
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Yemen’s internationally recognized government retaliated after the Houthis launched fresh attacks on government positions, renewing active fighting in the country’s civil war.
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The Houthis claimed to have disrupted an U.S.-Israeli spy network after detaining about 12 UN personnel and employees of the U.S.-funded National Democratic Institute.
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Yemen's struggling, internationally-recognized government retaliated against the Houthi rebels who reopened their long-simmering civil war with fresh attacks on government positions last week.
Yemen’s internationally recognized government retaliated after the Houthis launched fresh attacks on government positions, renewing active fighting in the country’s civil war.
Open source reportYemen's struggling, internationally-recognized government retaliated against the Houthi rebels who reopened their long-simmering civil war with fresh attacks on government positions last week.
Yemen’s internationally recognized government retaliated after the Houthis launched fresh attacks on government positions, renewing fighting in the country’s civil war.
Open source reportThere are rising whispers that Saudi Arabia may be planning a major seaborne military offensive against Yemen's Houthi rebels to break the Houthis' blockade on Saudi oil shipments and put an end to Houthi attacks on Saudi targets. The possible Saudi operation could include a ground offensive in central Yemen, too.
Saudi Arabia may be planning a seaborne military offensive against the Houthis to break their blockade of Saudi oil shipments and stop attacks on Saudi targets. A ground operation in central Yemen could also form part of the campaign.
Open source reportAnalysts suggest the Houthis might struggle more in a new round of fighting, now that the government side is better organized and enjoys stronger backing from Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and UK.
The Houthis may face greater difficulty in renewed fighting because government-aligned forces are assessed as better organized and more strongly supported by Saudi Arabia, the United States and the United Kingdom. That prospect could discourage escalation.
Open source reportYemen's Houthis readily heeded Saudi Arabia's call to arms and declared the "de-escalation phase" of their war over after four years of fragile peace.
The Houthis answered a Saudi call to arms and ended a four-year period of fragile de-escalation.
Open source reportThe Houthis plan to release 1,200 prisoners - including seven Saudis and 23 Sudanese - in exchange for the government freeing 1,700 Houthi prisoners.
The Houthis will release 1,200 prisoners, including seven Saudis and 23 Sudanese, in exchange for the government releasing 1,700 Houthi prisoners. The deal is mediated by the United Nations and Red Cross.
Open source reportAnalysts say the already-hawkish Houthi military leadership is likely to nurture its extremist tendencies now that there will be fewer comparatively pragmatic voices around to advocate for moderation
An analyst assessment that the removal of comparatively pragmatic officials could strengthen extremist tendencies within the Houthi movement, particularly as Iran’s ability to support its proxies weakens.
Open source reportAn Israeli strike last Thursday killed Houthi prime minister Ahmed al Rahawi and several other senior Houthi bureaucrats, but the Houthis' military leadership - who really run the show - weren't part of the meeting
An Israeli strike killed Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several senior bureaucrats. Houthi military leaders were not at the targeted meeting and subsequently vowed revenge.
Open source reportTwo weeks after re-designating Yemen's Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, the U.S. carried out airstrikes on Houthi arsenals and air defenses.
U.S. forces struck Houthi arsenals and air defenses two weeks after redesignating the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Open source reportYemen's Houthi rebels said they interrupted an "American-Israeli spy cell" after arresting around 12 UN personnel and staff of a U.S.-funded pro-democracy group, the National Democratic Institute.
The Houthis claimed to have disrupted an U.S.-Israeli spy network after detaining about 12 UN personnel and employees of the U.S.-funded National Democratic Institute.
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