{
  "id": 7807336,
  "title": "Who is Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the elusive Yemeni commander behind Red Sea-Saudi blitz?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/who-is-abdul-malik-al-houthi-the-elusive-yemeni-commander-behind-red",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:32:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3367764/who-abdul-malik-al-houthi-elusive-yemeni-commander-behind-red-sea-saudi-blitz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Abdul Malik al-Houthi, an elusive figure who commands a battle-hardened force, scored his biggest military victory in years when his Iran-aligned Houthi militant group swept through Yemen’s Red Sea coastline and tightened their grip on a vital shipping waterway, rattling oil superpower Saudi Arabia. The offensive, which has been accompanied by attacks on Saudi Arabia, has put the Houthis in a…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Yemen offensive elevates enigmatic Houthi commander's standing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/yemen-offensive-elevates-enigmatic-houthi-commanders-standing",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:46:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Enigmatic Houthi commander Abdul Malik al-Houthi elevated amid terror group's Red Sea offensive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/enigmatic-houthi-commander-abdul-malik-al-houthi-elevated-amid-terror",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:56:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}