Houthis

Houthis الحوثيون
Participant in Houthi insurgency in Yemen, the Yemeni Revolution, and the Yemeni Civil War
Houthi flag reading "God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam". (See here for further explanation)
Active	1994–present (armed since 2004)
Ideology	Zaydi Revivalism Anti-imperialism Anti-Zionism Antisemitism(officially rejected)
Groups	Houthis, allied Zaidi tribes in Sa'dah
Leaders	Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi † Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Headquarters	Sa'dah, Yemen
Area of operations	Yemen
Strength	29,000 (2011)
Allies	State allies  Iran  Syria  North Korea  Russia Non-state allies General People's Congress Hezbollah
Opponents	State opponents Republic of Yemen (Hadi government)  Saudi Arabia Other state opponents  Bahrain  Egypt  Jordan  Kuwait  Morocco  Qatar  Senegal  Sudan  United Arab Emirates  Somalia  United States Non-state opponents Al-Islah Hirak AQAP Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province Academi
Battles and wars	Houthi insurgency in Yemen Operation Scorched Earth Operation Blow to the Head Battle of Sa'dah Siege of Dammaj Battle of Sana'a Yemeni coup d'état Battle of Aleppo Yemeni Civil War Battle of Ad Dali' Lahij insurgency Battle of Aden Abyan campaign (March–August 2015) Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015) Sana'a governorate campaign (2015-present) Battle of Port Midi

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Houthi insurgency in Yemen

Yemeni Civil War

The Houthis (Arabic: الحوثيون‎‎ al-Ḥūthiyyūn IPA: [ħuːθijuːn]), officially called Ansar Allah ( allāh أنصار الله "Supporters of God"), is a Zaidi Shia-led religious-political movement that emerged from Sa'dah, northern Yemen in the 1990s and has fought against the government of the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh on and off since 2004. In late 2014, Houthis fixed their relationship with the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and with his help, Houthis took control of the capital and much of the north.

Like many of Iranian-backed military militia such as Hezbollah, the Houthi movement attracts its Zaidi-Shia followers in Yemen by promoting regional political-religious issues in its media, including the overarching US-Israeli conspiracy and Arab "collusion". In 2003, the Houthi's slogan "God is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam", became the group's trademark. Beside, the movement claims that it has some local-political agenda such as ending the economic under-development, political marginalization in Yemen, as well as seeking autonomy in only the areas where they are predominant not all of Yemen. Tension between the Houthis and the central government steadily grew in the 1990s, with war breaking out in 2004 with the group's founder, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, leading a rebellion against then President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The group is now led by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, brother of the first leader, who was reportedly killed by Saleh's Yemeni army forces in 2004.