Tag: Houthis
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Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels’ growing strength
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have put their growing military capabilities on display in recent weeks, repeatedly striking Saudi Arabia’s main international airport hundreds of miles (kilometers) ... -
Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, Houthis deny responsibility
The Saudi -led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said Thursday it has thwarted a missile attack on the holy city of Medina as well as ... -
Residents say they have heard new explosions in Riyadh
New explosions have been heard in the Saudi capital, residents said Wednesday, as blame again quickly fell on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. The Saudi-led ... -
Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war
As Houthi rebels closed in, Eshraq Abdel Gelil and her husband fled their home, walking through the mountains before catching a ride to a nearby city. ... -
US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict
The United States and Iran each fired barrages of missiles yesterday, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to ... -
US steps up attacks on Yemen’s Houthi rebels
The United States under President Donald Trump has launched a new campaign of intense airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. This weekend’s strikes killed at least 53 ... -
Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after strike on Houthi rebels
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early yesterday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian peninsula country. ... -
Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran
A Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels earlier this week had a cargo of grain bound for Iran, the ... -
Russia and China clash with US and UK over strikes on Red Sea ships
Russia and China yesterday [Macau time] accused the United States and Britain of illegally attacking military sites used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles at ... -
US, British launch new round of joint strikes against multiple Houthi sites in Yemen
The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night (yesterday, Macau time), the second ...
