...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...
forces scored an imperative victory in central 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...this morning after a three-day-long battle against the pro-government Yemeni National Army.
According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their troops managed to fully secure the al-Aoud Mountain and its surrounding points after the Yemeni National Army attempted a counter-offensive to retake their lost territory.
The Houthi forces said they were able to inflict heavy casualties within the ranks of the Yemeni National Army before they retreated to a neighboring area in the Ibb Governorate of central Yemen.
With the defeat of the Yemeni National Army at the al-Aoud Mountain, the Houthi forces have scored their first major victory in central Yemen this month.