Houthis

Ansar Allah ( [[[:wikt:نصر|anṣār]] allāh ] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 9: ن) ( help ) أنصار الله "Supporters of God"), known more popularly as the Houthis ( al-Ḥūthiyyūn ), are a Zaidi group operating in Yemen . The group takes its name from Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi , who launched an insurgency in 2004 and was reportedly killed by Yemeni army forces that September. Led by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi , the group succeeded in taking over the Yemeni government in 2014–15 and, as of April 2015, retains control of Yemen's capital, Sana'a , and the parliament . It has also occupied significant part of Yemen's territory and tried to conquer Aden , the second important city of the country. "Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Pakistan ready for ground offensive in Yemen: report" . the globe and mail. 26 March 2015 . "SOMALIA: Somalia finally pledges support to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen – Raxanreeb Online" . "وجود الحوثيين في النجف يثير أزمة بين الرئيس اليمني والتيار الصدري ("The presence of the Houthis in Najaf raises crisis between the Yemeni president and the Sadrists")" . الاهرام الرقمى (Ahram Digital) . Deaths in Yemeni mosque blast . Press TV Saudi soldier, Houthi leaders killed in north Yemen , 19 November 2009.

A political-religious armed movement in Yemen The Houthi movement ( / ˈ h uː θ i / ; al-Ḥūthīyūn ), officially called Ansar Allah ( ʾAnṣār Allāh أَنْصَار ٱللَّٰه "Supporters of God") and colloquially simply Houthis , is an Islamic political and armed movement that emerged from Sa'dah in northern Yemen in the 1990s. The movement was called Houthis because its founder is from the Houthi tribe . They are of the Zaidi school, though the movement reportedly also includes Sunnis . Under the leadership of Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi , the group emerged as an opposition to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh , whom they charged with massive financial corruption and criticized for being backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States at the expense of the Yemeni people and Yemen's sovereignty. Resisting Saleh's order for his arrest, Hussein was killed in Sa'dah in 2004 along with a number of his guards by the Yemeni army, sparking the Houthi insurgency in Yemen . Since then, except for a short intervening period, the movement has been led by his brother Abdul-Malik al-Houthi . The Houthi movement attracts its Zaidi-Shia followers in Yemen by promoting regional political-religious issues in its media, including the overarching U.S.–Israeli conspiracy theory and Arab "collusion". In 2003, the Houthis' slogan "God is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam", became the group's trademark. Houthi officials, however, have rejected the literal interpretation of the slogan. The movement's expressed goals include combating economic underdevelopment and political marginalization in Yemen while seeking greater autonomy for Houthi-majority regions of the country. They also claim to support a more democratic non-sectarian republic in Yemen. The Houthis have made fighting corruption the centerpiece of their political program. The Houthis took part in the 2011 Yemeni Revolution by participating in street protests and by coordinating with other opposition groups . They joined the National Dialogue Conference in Yemen as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiative to broker peace following the unrest. However, the Houthis would later reject the November 2011 GCC deal's provisions stipulating formation of six federal regions in Yemen, claiming that the deal did not fundamentally reform governance and that the proposed federalization "divided Yemen into poor and wealthy regions". Houthis also feared the deal was a blatant attempt to weaken them by dividing areas under their control between separate regions. In late 2014, Houthis repaired their relationship with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and with his help, they took control of the capital and much of the north. In 2014–2015, Houthis took over the government in Sanaa with the help of the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and announced the fall of the current government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi . Houthis have gained control of most of the northern part of Yemen's territory and since 2015 have been resisting the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen that claims to seek to restore the internationally recognized Yemeni government to power. Additionally, the Islamic State militant group has attacked all of the conflict's major parties including Houthis, Saleh forces, the Yemeni government, and the Saudi Arabian-led coalition forces. The Houthis have launched repeated missile and drone attacks against Saudi cities, widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts [5 volumes]: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts . The World Almanac of Islamism: 2011 . A History of Unlikely Alliances in an Uncertain Yemen" . North Korea's military support for Houthi rebels in Yemen is the latest manifestation of its support for anti-American forces. The summary also accuses North Korea of violating a UN arms embargo and supplying small arms, light weapons and other military equipment to Libya, Sudan, and Houthi rebels in Yemen, through foreign intermediaries. : CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) "Secret UN report reveals North Korea attempts to supply Houthis with weapons" . The report said that experts were investigating efforts by the North Korean Ministry of Military Equipment and Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) to supply conventional arms and ballistic missiles to Yemen's Houthi group. : CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) "Just how neutral is Oman in Yemen war?" . Just how neutral is Oman in Yemen war?" "Yemen War and Qatar Crisis Challenge Oman's Neutrality" . Can it play the same role in Qatar?" . Oman is a mediator in Yemen. Can it play the same role in Qatar? "SOMALIA: Somalia finally pledges support to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen – Raxanreeb Online" . "Australian mercenary reportedly killed in Yemen clashes" . 8 December 2015. "Refworld | Yemen: Treatment of Sunni Muslims by Houthis in areas under Houthi control (2014-September 2017)" . "Houthi propaganda: following in Hizbullah's footsteps" . alaraby. "International Support to Yemen's Legitimate Government" . aawsat.

Political-religious armed movement in Yemen This article is about the Islamic political and armed movement. The Houthi movement ( ; ), officially called Ansar Allah ( ) and colloquially simply Houthis , is an Islamist political and armed organization that emerged from the Yemeni governorate of Saada in the 1990s. The Houthi movement is a predominately Zaidi Shia force, whose leadership is drawn largely from the Houthi tribe . Under the leadership of Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi , the group emerged as an opposition to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh . They accused him of corruption and criticized him for being backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States. Hussein accused Saleh of seeking to please the U.S. at the expense of the Yemeni people and Yemen's sovereignty. In 2003, the Houthis' slogan, "God is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam", became the group's trademark. Resisting Saleh's order for his arrest, Hussein was killed in Sa'dah in 2004 along with a number of his guards by the Yemeni army, sparking the Houthi insurgency in Yemen . Since then, except for a short intervening period, the movement has been led by his brother Abdul-Malik al-Houthi . The Houthi movement attracts followers in Yemen by portraying themselves as fighting for economic development, the end of political marginalization of Zaidi Shia Muslims, and promoting regional political-religious issues in its media, fostering the rhetoric of an overarching U.S.–Israeli conspiracy theory and Arab "collusion". The Houthis have a complex relationship with Yemen's Sunni Muslims ; the movement has discriminated against Sunnis, but also recruited and allied with them. The Houthis took part in the 2011 Yemeni Revolution by participating in street protests and by coordinating with other opposition groups . They joined the National Dialogue Conference in Yemen as part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiative to broker peace following the unrest. However, the Houthis would later reject the November 2011 GCC deal's provisions stipulating formation of six federal regions in Yemen, claiming that the deal did not fundamentally reform governance and that the proposed federalization "divided Yemen into poor and wealthy regions". Houthis also feared the deal was a blatant attempt to weaken them by dividing areas under their control between separate regions. In late 2014, Houthis repaired their relationship with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and with his help, they took control of the capital and much of the north, and announced the fall of the government of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi . Since 2015, the Houthis have been fighting the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen that seeks to establish full territorial control by the internationally recognized government within Yemen . Additionally, the Islamic State militant group has attacked all of the major parties to the conflict, including the Houthis, forces loyal to former president Saleh, the Yemeni government, and the Saudi Arabian–led coalition forces. The Houthis aim to govern all of Yemen, and external anti-imperialist movements against the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. They have launched repeated missile and drone attacks against Saudi cities. The conflict is widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran . Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies . The World Almanac of Islamism . McMaster's Qutbism comments are occurring simultaneously with U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Halley's proof of Iranian support for Houthi missiles. The timing of the Trump administration's push connects the dots between Iran, Houthis and Qutabists supported by Turkey and Qatar. The Houthi movement (formally known as Ansar Allahor Partisans of God) is a predominantly Zaydi Shia revivalist political and insurgent movement formed in the northern Yemeni governorate of Saada under the leadership of members of the Houthi family. The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts [5 volumes]: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts . The World Almanac of Islamism: 2011 . A History of Unlikely Alliances in an Uncertain Yemen" . "Refworld | Yemen: Treatment of Sunni Muslims by Houthis in areas under Houthi control (2014 – September 2017)" . But they also have many Sunni supporters in the areas they control [...] Since the Houthis have effectively taken over the country, they have been suspicious of Sunnis. The group believes that those who do not swear allegiance to it are working with the Saudi-led coalition. As a result, Sunnis have been discriminated against... Sunnis face discrimination that those of the Zaydi persuasion to which the Huthis belong do not experience. This includes women... in issues such as education, the curriculum has been changed by the Houthis to be "more sectarian and [intolerant]" "Houthis revive Shiite festivals to strengthen grip on north" . Since the Houthi seizure of Sanaa in 2014, the group has brought new sectarian pressure to Yemen's north, forcing both Shiites and Sunnis to observe Shiite customs MAYSAA SHUJA AL-DEEN. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . Yemen's Houthi-led National Salvation Government (NSG) has appointed a new ambassador to Syria, one of the countries alongside Iran which recognises the Sanaa-based government. North Korea's military support for Houthi rebels in Yemen is the latest manifestation of its support for anti-American forces. "The September 14 drone attack on Saudi oil fields: North Korea's potential role | NK News" . 30 September 2019. The summary also accuses North Korea of violating a UN arms embargo and supplying small arms, light weapons and other military equipment to Libya, Sudan, and Houthi rebels in Yemen, through foreign intermediaries. The report said that experts were investigating efforts by the North Korean Ministry of Military Equipment and Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) to supply conventional arms and ballistic missiles to Yemen's Houthi group. "Panel investigates North Korean weapon used in Mogadishu attack on UN compound" . 3 March 2021. Just how neutral is Oman in Yemen war?" "Yemen War and Qatar Crisis Challenge Oman's Neutrality" . Can it play the same role in Qatar?" . Oman is a mediator in Yemen. Can it play the same role in Qatar? "Mana'a and al-Ahmar received money from Gaddafi to shake security of KSA, Yemen" . 4 September 2011 . "Houthis, Hamas merge diplomacy around prisoner releases - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East" . 5 January 2021. "Hamas awards 'Shield of Honor' to Houthi representative in Yemen, sparking outrage in Saudi Arabia" . 16 June 2021. "SOMALIA: Somalia finally pledges support to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen – Raxanreeb Online" . "Rebels in Yemen abduct Sunni rivals amid Saudi airstrikes" . 5 April 2015. Muslim Brotherhood's branch in Yemen and a traditional power player in Yemen, had declared its support for the Saudi-led coalition bombing campaign against the rebels and their allies. "Hamas supports military operation for political legitimacy in Yemen" . 29 March 2015. Saudi Arabia made sure to repair its relations with the MB Islah Party.. The Houthis have a tense relationship with Islah, a Sunni Islamist party with links to the Muslim Brotherhood. Islah claims the Houthis are an Iranian proxy, and blames them for sparking unrest in Yemen. The Houthis, on the other hand, have accused Islah of cooperating with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). "Houthis added to Yemen's terrorist list" . 25 October 2022. "Do not call the Ansar Allah movement "Houthi"!" . "Houthi propaganda: following in Hizbullah's footsteps" . alaraby. "Refworld | Yemen: Treatment of Sunni Muslims by Houthis in areas under Houthi control (2014 – September 2017)" . Gulf Cooperation Council's Challenges and Prospects . "International Support to Yemen's Legitimate Government" . aawsat. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

Shia Islamist political and military organization in Yemen This article is about the Yemeni Islamist political and military organization. The Houthis , officially known as Ansar Allah , is a Zaydi revivalist and Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, whose namesake leadership is drawn largely from the al-Houthi family . The group has been a central player in Yemen's civil war , drawing widespread international condemnation for its human rights abuses , including targeting civilians and using child soldiers. The movement is designated as a terrorist organization by some countries. The Houthis are backed by Iran , and they are widely considered part of the Iranian-led " Axis of Resistance ". Under the leadership of Zaydi religious leader Hussein al-Houthi , the Houthis emerged as an opposition movement to Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh , whom they accused of corruption and being backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States. In 2003, influenced by the Lebanese Shia political and military organization Hezbollah , the Houthis adopted their official slogan against the United States, Israel, and the Jews. Al-Houthi resisted Saleh's order for his arrest, and was afterwards killed by the Yemeni military in Saada in 2004, sparking the Houthi insurgency . Since then, the movement has been mostly led by his brother Abdul-Malik al-Houthi . The organization took part in the Yemeni Revolution of 2011 by participating in street protests and coordinating with other Yemeni opposition groups . They joined Yemen's National Dialogue Conference but later rejected the 2011 reconciliation deal . In late 2014, the Houthis repaired their relationship with Saleh, and with his help they took control of the capital city. The takeover prompted a Saudi-led military intervention to restore the internationally recognized government , leading to an ongoing civil war which included missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia and its ally United Arab Emirates. Following the outbreak of the Gaza war , the Houthis began to fire missiles at Israel and to attack ships off Yemen's coast in the Red Sea , which they say is in solidarity with the Palestinians and aiming to facilitate entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip . The Houthi movement attracts followers in Yemen by portraying themselves as fighting for economic development and the end of the political marginalization of Zaydi Shias, as well as by promoting regional political–religious issues in its media. The Houthis have a complex relationship with Yemen's Sunnis ; the movement has discriminated against Sunnis but has also allied with and recruited them. The Houthis aim to govern all of Yemen and support external movements against the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Because of the Houthis' ideological background, the conflict in Yemen is widely seen as a front of the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war . Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies . The World Almanac of Islamism . McMaster's Qutbism comments are occurring simultaneously with U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Halley's proof of Iranian support for Houthi missiles. The timing of the Trump administration's push connects the dots between Iran, Houthis and Qutabists supported by Turkey and Qatar. The Houthi movement (formally known as Ansar Allahor Partisans of God) is a predominantly Zaydi Shia revivalist political and insurgent movement formed in the northern Yemeni governorate of Saada under the leadership of members of the Houthi family. A History of Unlikely Alliances in an Uncertain Yemen" . On 17 October 2023, the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution calling on the Huthi de facto authorities to "remove the obstacles that prevent access by relief and humanitarian aid, to release kidnapped humanitarian workers and to end violence and discrimination against women and targeting based on religion or belief." "For Yemen's gay community social media is a saviour" . "Refworld | Yemen: Treatment of Sunni Muslims by Houthis in areas under Houthi control (2014 – September 2017)" . But they also have many Sunni supporters in the areas they control [...] Since the Houthis have effectively taken over the country, they have been suspicious of Sunnis. The group believes that those who do not swear allegiance to it are working with the Saudi-led coalition. As a result, Sunnis have been discriminated against... Sunnis face discrimination that those of the Zaydi persuasion to which the Huthis belong do not experience. This includes women... in issues such as education, the curriculum has been changed by the Houthis to be 'more sectarian and [intolerant]' "Houthis revive Shiite festivals to strengthen grip on north" . Since the Houthi seizure of Sanaa in 2014, the group has brought new sectarian pressure to Yemen's north, forcing both Shiites and Sunnis to observe Shiite customs MAYSAA SHUJA AL-DEEN. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . Research Institute for Islamic Revolution Studies and Research (original in Persian: پژوهشکده مطالعات و تحقیقات انقلاب اسلامی) . 1 : 1. "Ali Khamenei, supporting the Houthi attacks on ships, expressed hope that "these efforts will continue." " . euronews (in Persian). 16 January 2024 . Yemen's Houthi-led National Salvation Government (NSG) has appointed a new ambassador to Syria, one of the countries alongside Iran which recognises the Sanaa-based government. North Korea's military support for Houthi rebels in Yemen is the latest manifestation of its support for anti-American forces. "The September 14 drone attack on Saudi oil fields: North Korea's potential role | NK News" . 30 September 2019. The summary also accuses North Korea of violating a UN arms embargo and supplying small arms, light weapons and other military equipment to Libya, Sudan, and Houthi rebels in Yemen, through foreign intermediaries. The report said that experts were investigating efforts by the North Korean Ministry of Military Equipment and Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) to supply conventional arms and ballistic missiles to Yemen's Houthi group. "Panel investigates North Korean weapon used in Mogadishu attack on UN compound" . 3 March 2021. Just how neutral is Oman in Yemen war? Can it play the same role in Qatar?" . Oman is a mediator in Yemen. Can it play the same role in Qatar? "Mana'a and al-Ahmar received money from Gaddafi to shake security of KSA, Yemen" . 4 September 2011 . "Houthis, Hamas merge diplomacy around prisoner releases – Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East" . 5 January 2021. "Hamas awards 'Shield of Honor' to Houthi representative in Yemen, sparking outrage in Saudi Arabia" . 16 June 2021. The Houthis rely on pirates for smuggling oil and weapons, Ahmed said. They also share intelligence on ships heading towards the Red Sea through the Gulf of Aden, he added. "Biden says Canada among nations supporting operation to stop Houthi attacks on commercial ships" . "Today, Biden said Australia was one of a number of allies that had provided support for the initial strikes" . "US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen" . Korea JoongAng Daily . 24 January 2024 . But last April, Pakistan's Parliament unanimously voted to decline a Saudi request to participate in its coalition fighting in Yemen against the allegedly Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. At the time, the Pakistanis said they were overstretched at home and unwilling to pick sides between a 'brotherly' Saudi Arabia and a 'neighborly' Iran. "Rebels in Yemen abduct Sunni rivals amid Saudi airstrikes" . 5 April 2015. Muslim Brotherhood's branch in Yemen and a traditional power player in Yemen, had declared its support for the Saudi-led coalition bombing campaign against the rebels and their allies. "Hamas supports military operation for political legitimacy in Yemen" . 29 March 2015. Saudi Arabia made sure to repair its relations with the MB Islah Party.. "Houthis added to Yemen's terrorist list" . 25 October 2022. "New Zealand designates entire Hezbollah as terrorist entity, after listing just military wing since 2010" . The Times of Israel . 20 November 2024 . The New York Times . "Letter dated 26 January 2018 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen mandated by Security Council resolution 2342 (2017) addressed to the President of the Security Council" . "Houthi propaganda: following in Hizbullah's footsteps" . alaraby. Gulf Cooperation Council's Challenges and Prospects . "Yemen: Treatment of Sunni Muslims by Houthis in areas under Houthi control (2014 – September 2017)" . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).