From Iranian proxies to Giants Brigades: Who's who in Yemen conflict

The renewed civil war in Yemen pits an exiled government backed by Saudi Arabia and several armed factions against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. After a lull since 2022, fighting has burst back into the open in recent weeks as the Houthis seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coast, prompting a counter-offensive from the government.

The Yemeni government, based in Aden, has been unable to operate from Sanaa since the Houthis captured the capital in 2015. The Saudi-backed government is run by an eight-member Presidential Leadership Council headed by Rashad Al Alimi. The coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, has been advancing warplanes and providing air cover on the Bab Al Mandeb strait.

The Houthis, led by Abdul-Malik Al Houthi, have occupied large parts of Yemen throughout the civil war and have attacked shipping in the Red Sea and launched occasional strikes on Israel.

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