Houthis, Yanbu and Yemen
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As a brutal civil war reignites in Yemen between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the government coalition backed by Saudi Arabia, a humanitarian disaster seems inevitable.
Saudi Arabia's military says it has intercepted six ballistic missiles targeting the country's Red Sea port of Yanbu and the city of Taif.
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has issued a rare statement, calling on the kingdom’s troops to defend the country from neighboring Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating as fighting escalates, further straining the country’s overstretched health sector.
Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs head to Riyadh for urgent talks, but both countries remain cautious on involvement
Yemen's factions fighting the Iran-backed Houthis are united in opposing the rebels who control the country's north and now its Red Sea coastline.
The Iran-backed group said it has assured the Trump administration it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.
The Houthis’ swift, 115-kilometer (75-mile) assault exploited divisions among forces allied with Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government. The Houthis penetrated the internal communications of one of the main forces, the National Resistance, allowing them to track its movements and sow confusion.
Yemeni government forces said they repelled Houthi attacks near the Hejat al-Abd pass, a vital route linking Taiz with Aden that carries supplies and civilian traffic. The clashes come as the Houthis press gains along Yemen’s western coast,
As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people.
Yemen's government troops and their allies are continuing their fierce fighting against the Houthis, with airstrikes carried out on the militia's positions in the Taiz province and the Red Sea port
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Houthis advance in Yemen highlands as President Trump calls off US airstrikes
Houthis seize key highlands in Yemen amid escalating conflict as President Trump cancels planned US airstrikes targeting the group.