[HodhodYemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
News] Despite weeks of US Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM! ...
s and $200 million in munitions, Ansarullah’s missile capabilities remain largely intact, officials told the New York Times
...which still proudly claims Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
US efforts to destroy Ansarullah’s vast arsenal of missiles, drones, and bombers have had limited success, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing Pentagon officials.
According to three congressional and allied officials who spoke to the newspaper, the Yemeni movement Ansarullah has reinforced many of its hideouts and strategic sites, making it difficult for US forces to significantly disrupt missile attacks.
"In closed briefings in recent days, Pentagon officials have acknowledged that there has been only limited success in destroying the Iran's Houthi sock puppets
 ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth . Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s’ vast, largely underground arsenal of missiles, drones and launchers, according to congressional aides and allies," the report noted.
The paper also highlighted the financial and operational costs of the US campaign.
"In just three weeks, the Pentagon has used $200 million worth of munitions, in addition to the immense operational and personnel costs to deploy two aircraft carriers, additional B-2 bombers and fighter jets, as well as Patriot and THAAD air defenses to the Middle East," the report said, citing an official.
According to the sources, the US air campaign against Ansarullah could last at least six months.
"The total cost could be well over $1 billion by next week, and the Pentagon might soon need to request supplemental funds from Congress," the Times said.
The officials confirmed that "Trump administration officials say the air and naval strikes are intended to pressure the Houthis (Ansarullah — PC) to halt attacks that have disrupted international shipping lanes in the Red Sea for more than a year." 
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