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Yemen's Houthi rebels report US strikes in the capital and a coastal city • Apr. 19, 2025, 4:51 PM ET (AP)
Iranian supreme leader expresses endorsement of talks with US • Apr. 15, 2025, 6:48 AM ET (AP)
Suspected US airstrikes kill at least 7 people in Yemen, Houthi rebels say • Apr. 14, 2025, 10:01 PM ET (AP)
Suspected US strikes overnight in Yemen kill at least 3 people, Houthi rebels say • Apr. 9, 2025, 9:47 PM ET (AP)
Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 8 people, Houthi rebels say • Apr. 9, 2025, 4:36 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As al-Ḥūthiyyūn • Ḥarakat Anṣār Allāh
Areas Of Involvement Islam • Islamic fundamentalism

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The Houthi movement in Sanaa
Yemen
Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi
Yemeni Pres. Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi meeting U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
Sanaa amid the 2014 takeover by Houthi rebels
air strike in Sanaa from the Saudi-led coalition
Conflict in Yemen (2024)
Disruption in global shipping from Houthi attacks
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