[ALMASDARNEWS] The Houthi ...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 Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
forces have launched a big attack this evening on the last area under tribal control in the Kusher District of the Hajjah Governorate.
Backed by heavy artillery, the Houthi forces stormed the Kusher District inside the town of Bani Saii this evening in a bid to expel the remaining Hajour rustics from the area.
Thus far, no significant advances have been reported by the Houthi forces.
The Saudi Coalition is expected to begin
s over the Yemeni border region in the coming hours as they attempt to help the Hajour rustics repel the Houthi assault.