Last night's American and British attack in positions of Houthi in Yemenfollowing dozens of recent attacks by Shia rebels against merchant ships sailing in the Red Sea, is rekindling fears of a dangerous escalation of conflict in the Middle East.
The USA and United Kingdom performed today 73 blows against the Houthis, as a result five people to lose their lives and six to be injuredas the Houthi military spokesman announced today.
“The US-British enemy…launched 73 raids, targeting the capital Sanaa and the provinces of Hodeidah, Taiz, Hajjah and Saada. These raids resulted in the death of five martyrs and the wounding of six other members of our armed forces,” Yahya Sharea told Platform X, stressing that this “aggression…will not go unanswered.”
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza Stripthe Houthis expressed their support for Hamas and threatened to target me rockets and drones any ship bound for Israel.
Rebel attacks forced the largest transport companies of the world to seek other alternative routes from the Red Sea and Canal of Suezthrough which, under normal conditions, almost 15% of world trade passes.
Who are the Houthis?
The Shiite militia was founded in 1994 to oppose then-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom it accused of corruption and pandering to Saudi Arabia and the United States. Finally, they managed to assassinate him in 2017 during an attack on a motorcade carrying him.
Although formally called Ansar Allah (“Supporters of God”), the organization is primarily known by the name of its founder, Hussein al-Houthi.
Since 2014, a bloody civil war has raged in the Arabian Peninsula country between the Houthis and government forces, which many interpret as a “proxy war” by Iran and Saudi Arabia, since the Shiite rebels are backed by Iran and the government from Saudi Arabia.
The humanitarian disaster because of it civil war it is huge. The UN estimates that nearly 400,000 people have died, while around 4 million people have been displaced from their homes.
Formally, a ceasefire has been agreed upon for a year. In fact, there have also been peace talks between the two sides in Riyadh, as part of the more general approach between Saudi Arabia and Iran lately. But no definitive agreement has yet been reached for peace in the country.
The axis of resistance
Since the start of the civil war, the Houthis have systematically received aid and training from her organization Hezbollahtogether with which, as well as Hamas and the support of Iran, they have formed the so-called “axis of resistance” against Israel and the USA.
According to his data Security Council of UNthe strength of the organization amounts to about 120,000 men, including armed and unarmed supporters.
Today, the Houthis control all of northern Yemen and the coastline along the Red Sea, as well as the capital Sanaa. Essentially, they control the majority of the population and exercise de facto governmental power by collecting taxes and printing money.
Source: News Beast
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