...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 Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. 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...
militias in Yemen
...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. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...towards the southern city of Jizan.
Arab coalition front man Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that the missile was fired from the region of Saada towards populated areas in Jizan.
The Saudi air defenses intercepted the rocket and its shrapnel landed in residential areas without leading to any injuries.
Maliki condemned the hostile Houthi attack, which demonstrates Tehran’s ongoing involvement of supporting the militia with weapons.
This is a clear and blatant violation of International Humanitarian Law and United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
Security Council resolutions 2216 and 2231, he added.