Yemen, Iran-backed and Houthi
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Yemen's Houthis said they launched strikes targeting "sensitive sites" in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh in September 2026, but a video circulating online purportedly showing an attack on the capital's international airport is old and unrelated.
Fighting intensifies as US media say Trump called off strikes against Houthis at the last minute on Sunday.
As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people.
The Iran-backed group said it has assured the Trump administration it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.
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Why are the Houthis fighting for Yemen’s Kahboub Mountains?
Kahboub could help the Houthis consolidate control near one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
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Yemen army-Houthis chilling showdown: Falcon drones pound Houthi targets, vehicles explode in flames
Yemen’s fighting intensifies as government-affiliated Giants Brigades report strikes against Houthi military vehicles and positions near the strategic Bab el-Mandab Strait. The Yemeni army says Houthi suicide FPV drones targeting the Al-Bayda front were shot down before reaching their targets.
Iran's arming of Houthi rebels in Yemen is threatening regional stability and global energy security and must stop, foreign ministers of the G7 said.
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Inside the Houthis’ expanding war economy in Yemen
The Houthis have restructured Yemen’s commercial sector, securing billions in revenue amid a humanitarian crisis.
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Houthis advance in Yemen highlands as President Trump calls off US airstrikes
Houthis seize key highlands in Yemen amid escalating conflict as President Trump cancels planned US airstrikes targeting the group.