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  "id": 3444229,
  "title": "Houthis increase smuggling networks in African conflicts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/houthis-increase-smuggling-networks-in-african-conflicts",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-26T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/26/houthis-grow-smuggling-networks-in-african-conflicts/"
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  "summary": "Houthi ties with Al Shabab in Somalia and the Sudanese Armed Forces led to arms-smuggling networks, expanding the Yemeni rebels' influence in the Horn of Africa, a report has found. The report found the Iran -backed militia’s presence in the region builds on the Islamic Republican Guard Corps (IRGC) network that arms and trains regional groups. Al Shabab and the SAF are among a number of allied…",
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