Yemen’s Huthis: More on the group who reportedly struck a vessel in the Red Sea
Pakistan’s foreign minister has said three of its nationals were killed in an attack by the Iran-backed Huthi militia on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea. This marks the first fatalities in the Red Sea since the Yemen-based militant group declared a blockade of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on July 20. Here’s a closer … The post Yemen’s Huthis: More on the group who reportedly struck a vessel in the…
Three Pakistani nationals were killed in an attack by the Huthi militia on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea, marking the first fatalities in the area since Iran-backed militant group declared a blockade of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait on July 20. The Huthis, also known as Ansar Allah, are a Shia Islamist movement that emerged in Yemen in the 1990s led by Hussein al-Huthi.
Originally a religious revival movement for Zaidism, a subsect of Shia Islam, the group grew to represent Zaidis and resist Sunni ideas, particularly Wahhabism from Saudi Arabia. The Huthis became involved in the Yemeni civil war after their forces took control of the capital Sanaa in 2014, leading to a wider conflict in 2015 when a Saudi-led coalition intervened.
Iran has provided the Huthis with weapons and technology, including sea mines, ballistic and cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, as part of its broader strategy to support regional militias in its "Axis of Resistance" against Israel and the West.
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