Houthi movement
Islamist political and military organization in Yemen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Houthi movement[lower-alpha 1] (/ˈhuːθi/; Arabic: ٱلْحُوثِيُّون al-Ḥūthīyūn [al.ħuː.θiː.juːn]), officially called Ansar Allah (ʾAnṣār Allāh أَنْصَار ٱللَّٰه "Supporters of God") and simply known as Houthis, is an Islamist political and armed movement. It began in Saada in Northern Yemen in the 1990s. The Houthi movement is a Zaidi Shia majority force.[4]
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Ansar Allah | |
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أَنْصَار ٱللَّٰه | |
Leaders | Hussein al-Houthi † Abdul-Malik al-Houthi |
Spokesperson | Mohammed Abdul Salam |
Dates of operation | 1994–present |
Allegiance | Axis of Resistance |
Headquarters | Saada, Yemen |
Active regions | Yemen |
Ideology | Zaydism Islamism Islamic Revolution Shia–Sunni unity Social justice Yemeni nationalism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Irredentism Populism Anti-imperialism Anti-Sunnism Anti-Americanism (slogan reads "Death to America") Antisemitism (slogan reads "A Curse Upon the Jews") Anti-Westernism Anti-Zionism Khomeinism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Battles and wars | Houthi insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Revolution Yemeni Civil War Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict 2023 Israel–Hamas war 2024 missile strikes against Yemen |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Yemen (UN recognised government only) Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Malaysia United States[1] United Kingdom [2] |
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Under the leadership of Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, the group was an opposition to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and participated in the Yemeni Revolution.[5]