Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Abdul Malik al-Houthi, a commander of the Shia rebels fighting the government in Yemen, has called on Saudi Arabia to end attacks against his group, rejecting accusations of Iranian help and links to a foreign political agenda. This week, Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s northern neighbour, launched an offensive against the rebels after they staged a cross-border raid. read more
Armies of Liberation (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Yemen Post: After three days of denial and speculations, medical sources on Tuesday told reporters that a top Al-Houthi rebel leader, and the most wanted man by Sana’a Authorities, Abdul Malik Al-Houthi has died in the 48 Military Hospital. Rebels neither confirm nor deny. Also ten rebels were sentenced to death with [...]
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... that was politically and ideologically loyal to the ruling al-Saud. Indeed, Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, used imported Wahhabism to defeat his domestic opponents – first the communists, then the Houthis – despite being a Zaidi Shia...Both the Saudi and Yemeni governments have also claimed that there are strong links between the Houthis and al-Qaida, thereby...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... The Yemeni military has launched a major offensive - dubbed 'Operation Scorched Earth' - against Houthi Shias in the northern sector of the country. The government accuses the fighters led by Abdul Malik al-Houthi of seeking to restore the imamate system, which was overthrown in a 1962 coup. The Houthis argue, however, that they are defending their rights against...
Understanding Each Other, Diversity and Dissent (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... in Beirut. The Iran-inspired rebellion in Yemen started in 2007 under a tribal leader named Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. Al-Houthi, from a small tribe in Yemen's northern highlands, spent eight years learning "Islamic jurisprudence" in the Iranian "holy" city of Qom. His critics claim that he really studied asymmetric warfare, not theology. He denies any...
The Intelligence Daily (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... by launching an offensive against northern parts of the country based on the allegation that the Houthi fighters had killed two of its soldiers on the border. Later, on November 10, the United States signed a top military agreement with the Yemeni government promising to help the armed offensive against the Shia fighters in the north by providing intelligence and training to its forces....
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... in Beirut. The Iran-inspired rebellion in Yemen started in 2007 under a tribal leader named Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. ... There is more. This report gives an added dimension to the recent fighting on the Saudi Yemeni border. Yemen still has to deal with the problem, but it now has an ally in the Saudis who are already patrolling the waters off the coast of Yemen to stop Iran from...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... Arabia urged Sunnis to confront Shias. In an audio recording posted on the internet, Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman al-Rashid, accused Shias and Iran of trying 'to take over Muslim countries' and 'to annihilate Sunnis'. The al-Qaeda leader said “their(Shias) threat to Islam and its people is much bigger than that from Jews and Christians. He also accused Yemeni Shias of rising against Sunnis....
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... wave of violence by launching a major offensive - dubbed Operation Scorched Earth - against local Houthi fighters in the northern province of Sa'adah on August 11. The government says that the fighters, who are named after their leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, seek to restore the Shia Zaidi imamate system, which was overthrown in a 1962 coup. The Houthis argue,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - Civilians were killed after Saudi war planes shelled areas controlled by a Shiite rebel group in north-western Yemen on Thursday, the group said. "Saudi air force carried out extensive raids on al-Malahid district and villages in Marran area of Saada province," the media office of rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a statement. The Saudi jets also bombarded...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... said. Yemeni authorities did not comment on the rebels' claim. The rebels, led by Shiite leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and known as Houthis, have frequently accused Saudi Arabia of facilitating the Yemeni army's operation against their bases on the border.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - A Yemeni Shiite rebel group said a number of civilians were killed after Saudi war planes Thursday shelled areas controlled by the group in north-western Yemen. "Saudi air force carried out extensive raids on al-Malahid district and villages in Marran area of Saada province," the media office of rebel leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a statement. The Saudi jets...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Yemen began the trial in absentia on Monday of a leader of the Shia fighters in the north of the country, accusing him of participation in an armed "gang". President Ali Abdullah Saleh said earlier this month he was determined to crush the revolt by Zaidi Shia Muslims in Saada and Amran provinces. On trial is Yahya al-Houthi, a parliamentarian who left Yemen three years ago and is based...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... with playing a leading role in the Shiite rebellion led by his brother in the Saada. Yahya al-Houthi, the elder brother of the insurgents' commander Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, was charged with "forming a terrorist armed group." He lives in Germany now. Government forces began a massive attack on the Houthis' strongholds in Saada on August 11, and authorities have...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Sana'a, Yemen - A Yemeni state security court began on Monday the trial in absentia of an MP charged with playing a leading role in the Shiite rebellion led by his brother in the north-western part of the Arab country. Yahya al-Houthi, the elder brot...
