Why Yemen’s Houthis Have only Grown Stronger Through Years of War – WTOP News
U.N. experts say the rebels have expanded despite years of airstrikes, with Iranian support and domestic arms production helping them reach 350,000 fighters.
- In recent weeks, anti-Houthi forces have retreated as rebels advanced toward the Bab el-Mandeb, a narrow strait between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
- Thomas Juneau, a professor of international affairs at the University of Ottawa, attributes the success to Iranian support and the weakness of Yemen's fragmented government, which the Houthis have systematically exploited.
- Recruitment data shows the group expanded from 30,000 fighters in 2015 to up to 350,000 by 2024. Michael Knights of Horizon Engage calls them the "most committed, the most ideologically pure and the most aggressive" of Iran's regional allies.
- Repeated air raids by international coalitions have failed to curb the group. Civilians in the Bani Matar district celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 12, as a convoy transported Houthi prisoners freed in Mokha.
- Diplomatic options remain limited as Saudi Arabia appears reluctant to launch a full-scale ground campaign, and with U.S.-Iran tensions unresolved, experts see little path toward significant progress or concessions from the Houthis.
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Houthis grow stronger despite decade of airstrikes by Saudi-led allies
After years of Saudi, US and allied air raids, Yemen's Houthis are pushing towards Bab el-Mandeb and striking regional targets. Their resilience reflects Iranian support, homegrown weapons production and the weakness of divided anti-Houthi forces.
Why Yemen’s Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war – WTOP News
At various times over the last decade, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Britain and Israel have carried out punishing air raids on Yemen’s Houthi rebels — only to see them grow even stronger. Now, as the Iran-backed Houthis advance on a key maritime chokepoint and strike Saudi oil facilities, rattling world...
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