Houthi insurgency in Yemen
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The Houthi insurgency in Yemen, also known as the Houthi rebellion, Sa'dah War, or Sa'dah conflict, was a military rebellion pitting Zaidi Shia Houthis against the Yemeni military that began in Northern Yemen and has since escalated into a full-scale civil war. The conflict was sparked in 2004 by the government's attempt to arrest Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, a Zaidi religious leader of the Houthis and a former parliamentarian on whose head the government had placed a $55,000 bounty. Initially, most of the fighting took place in Sa'dah Governorate in northwestern Yemen, but some of the fighting spread to neighbouring governorates Hajjah, 'Amran, al-Jawf and the Saudi province of Jizan. Since 2014 the nature of the insurgency has changed with the Houthi takeover in Yemen and then into the ongoing Yemeni civil war (2015–present) with a major Saudi-led intervention in Yemen beginning in 2015.
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Saudi-led coalition says it downed Houthi drone launched toward NajranThe Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said its forces intercepted and downed a drone launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards the Saudi border city of Najran on Wednesday, state news..Reuters - Published | |
Yemen's Houthis launch ballistic missile at Yemeni city of Marib: Saudi state TVSaudi state TV said early on Thursday that Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a ballistic missile at the Yemeni city of Marib, hours before a ceasefire announced by the Saudi-led coalition..Reuters - Published | |
Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen warThe Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in support of U.N. efforts to end a five-year war that has killed..Reuters - Published | |
Saudi-led coalition to begin Yemen ceasefire on Thursday: Saudi officialsThe Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen will begin a two-week ceasefire on Thursday, senior Saudi officials said on Wednesday.Reuters - Published | |
Saudi-led coalition to announce Yemen ceasefire at midnight: sourcesThe Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement will announce at midnight on Wednesday it is halting military operations nationwide to support a U.N. ceasefire initiative, three..Reuters - Published | |
Yemen's Houthis block U.N. ship from leaving Hodeidah: governmentForces from Yemen's Houthi movement on Tuesday blocked a U.N.-chartered ship carrying representatives of the internationally recognized government from leaving Hodeidah port, the government and a..Reuters - Published | |
Saudi-led coalition blocks separatist leaders from returning to AdenThe Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen blocked southern separatist leaders from returning to Aden city, Yemeni officials said on Thursday, as a deal to end a power struggle in..Reuters - Published | |
Yemen's air strikes 'kill 31 civilians' after Saudi jet crashYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Saturday that killed at least 30 people including civilians, in the latest flare-up of..Reuters - Published | |
Yemen’s Houthis say coalition strikes kill 30, including civiliansYemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Saturday that killed 30 people including civilians in the latest flare-up of a..Reuters - Published | |
Yemen's Houthis offer talks for Sudan prisoner swap via Red Cross: TVYemen's Houthi movement is ready to hold talks with Sudan over an exchange of prisoners through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), al-Masirah, a television channel run by the..Reuters - Published | |
Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Saudi Aramco facilities in JizanYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Wednesday it had carried out operations targeting facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco in Jizan on the Red Sea, but there was no immediate confirmation from..Reuters - Published | |
Warring Yemen parties carry out prisoner swap in front-line TaizWarring parties in Yemen's Taiz governorate have exchanged dozens of prisoners in a locally-mediated swap, the Iran-aligned Houthi movement and government sources said on Thursday.Reuters - Published | |
Yemen's Houthis say they shot down Saudi helicopter, pilots killed: spokesmanYemen's Houthi movement said it shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near the border with Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing its two pilots.Reuters - Published | Saudi-led coalition says it freed 200 Houthi prisonersA Saudi-led military coalition said on Tuesday it had freed 200 prisoners from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in a step that could further efforts to end the nearly five-year war in Yemen.Reuters - Published |
South Korean nationals, vessels released by Yemen's Houthis: South Korea Foreign MinistryThree vessels and 16 people, including two South Korean nationals, who had been seized by Yemen's Houthi movement have been released on Tuesday, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.Reuters - Published | Two South Koreans aboard vessel seized by Yemen's Houthis: ministry officialTwo South Korean nationals are on board one of the vessels seized by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement of Yemen in the southern end of the Red Sea, a South Korean foreign ministry official said on..Reuters - Published |
Saudi-led coalition says Yemen's Houthis seize ship in Red SeaThe Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Monday that the Iran-aligned Houthi movement had seized a vessel towing a South Korean drilling rig at the south end of the Red Sea.Reuters - Published | Yemen's Houthis seize vessel in Red Sea: officialYemeni Houthi forces seized a "suspect vessel" in the Red Sea but will release it if it proves to belong to South Korea after legal procedures are completed, a senior Houthi official said on Monday.Reuters - Published |
Saudi Arabia discussing Yemen truce in informal talks with Houthis: sourcesSaudi Arabia is intensifying informal talks with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement on a ceasefire in Yemen, sources familiar with the discussions said.Reuters - Published | Houthis fire missiles at Yemen's Mokha port, military coalition saysYemen's Houthi movement launched missiles and drones at the Red Sea port city of al-Mokha on Wednesday causing injuries and deaths, forces in the anti-Houthi military coalition said.Reuters - Published |
Yemen's Houthis offer Saudi-backed government new prisoner swap dealThe Houthi movement in control of Yemen's capital on Thursday offered the internationally recognized Yemeni government a prisoner swap involving 2,000 detainees after the group unilaterally freed..Reuters - Published | Saudi Arabia considering some form of Yemen ceasefire: sourcesSaudi Arabia is considering a proposal by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement for some form of ceasefire which, if agreed, could bolster U.N. efforts to end a devastating war tarnishing Riyadh's..Reuters - Published |
Yemen's Houthis unilaterally release hundreds of detaineesYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday released hundreds of Yemeni prisoners in a unilateral move the United Nations hoped would help revive a stalled peace process.Reuters - Published | U.N. Yemen envoy welcomes Houthi detainee releaseThe United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, welcomed an offer by Yemen's Houthi movement to unilaterally release a number of detainees, saying he hoped it would lead to further..Reuters - Published |
Yemen's Houthis say attacked Saudi border frontline, no immediate Saudi confirmationYemen's Houthi movement said on Saturday it had carried out a major attack near the border with the southern Saudi region of Najran and captured many troops and vehicles, but there was no immediate..Reuters - Published | Air strikes in Yemen hit Houthi territory, Houthis fire ballistic missileAir strikes blamed on the Saudi-led coalition killed at least 16 people in Yemen's Houthi-controlled Dalea province on Tuesday, two residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV said.Reuters - Published |
Air strikes kill at least 16 in Yemen's Houthi-controlled Dalea province: residents, mediaAir strikes killed 17 people in Yemen's Houthi-controlled Dalea province on Tuesday when a house collapsed, two residents said.Reuters - Published | Yemen: UN welcomes Houthi offer to end Saudi Arabia attacksYemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels offer to end all attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a peace plan.BBC News - Published |
Yemen's Houthis accuse Saudi-led coalition of 'dangerous escalation'Yemen's Houthis accused the Saudi-led coalition of a "dangerous escalation" in Hodeidah, Yemen's main port, according to a tweet on Friday by a spokesman of the Iran-aligned group.Reuters - Published | Arab coalition says foiled Houthi attack in Red Sea: TVThe Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden boat launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement from Yemen's main port of Hodeidah, Al Arabiya TV said on Thursday.Reuters - Published |
Yemen's Houthis threaten to attack United Arab Emirates targetsYemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday it had identified dozens of sites in the United Arab Emirates as possible targets, in an attempt to underscore its military clout following a weekend attack it..Reuters - Published | Evidence indicates Iranian arms used in Saudi attack, say SaudisThe Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday that the attack on Saudi Arabian oil plants was carried out with Iranian weapons and was not launched from Yemen..Reuters - Published |
Saudi-led coalition: Initial findings show Iran arms used in Saudi attackThe Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday that the attack on Saudi oil plants was carried out by Iranian weapons and did not originate from Yemen according to..Reuters - Published | Yemen's Houthis say Aramco plants still a target: tweetsYemen's Houthi movement said on Monday that Saudi Aramco's oil processing plants were still a target and could be attacked at "any moment", warning foreigners to leave the area.Reuters - Published |
Senior U.S. official: Saudi attacks did not come from YemenThe scope and precision of attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities suggest the launch was not made by Houthis and came from a west-northwest direction, not south from Yemen, a U.S. official said on..Reuters - Published | Attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half the kingdom's supplyYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry on Saturday, knocking out more than half the Kingdom's output, in a move expected to send oil..Reuters - Published |
Instant View: Reactions to attack on Saudi oil facilitiesYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the Abqaiq plant, the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, in a strike that could impact about 5 million barrels per day of crude..Reuters - Published | |
