{
  "id": 16760476,
  "title": "Saudi Envoy Claims Houthis Are Like ISIS With 10-Year-Old Children Soldiers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/saudi-envoy-claims-houthis-are-like-isis-with-10-year-old-children",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:27:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/27/saudi-envoy-claims-houthis-are-like-isis-with-10-year-old-children-soldiers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States, Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud, has likened the Iran-backed Houthis to ISIS before the terrorist group seized Mosul, declaring the Houthi movement a terrorist organization and an armed force. In an op-ed for The New York Times, Princess Reema emphasized the international community's need to set a clear goal to defeat the Houthi group as an armed terrorist force.\n\nPrincess Reema highlighted the Oct. 10 Houthi missile strike against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which claimed 13 lives, describing it as \"an act of terrorism, pure, simple and evil.\" She also commended Ebtehal bint Abdullah, a passenger services agent who assisted flight passengers and guided paramedics through the terminal despite her own injuries.\n\nThe ambassador reported that since March 2016, the Houthi group has launched over 1,000 ballistic missiles and drones into Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, she disclosed that UN investigators have testified that Houthi engineers have instructed Al Shabaab in East Africa on bomb-making and drone modification techniques. Princess Reema also warned that the group threatens to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a critical shipping route responsible for approximately 10 percent of global trade. The recent attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure have contributed to oil prices surpassing $100 per barrel.\n\nShe further accused the Houthis of forcing children as young as 10 to chant \"Death to America\" and participate in combat. Princess Reema proposed that every nation should designate the Houthi movement as a terrorist organization, similar to the US stance. She also pushed for restricting the group's financial resources, intercepting its weapons at sea, and providing necessary support to Yemen's government.\n\nThe Saudi envoy concluded that, to achieve a political resolution led by Yemen, ending the Houthi group's armed campaign is the only viable option.",
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud has compared the Iran-backed Houthis to ISIS before it … Read More The post Saudi Envoy Claims Houthis Are Like ISIS With 10-Year-Old Children Soldiers appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}