Houthi Militia Group

The group, officially known as Ansar Allah, evolved from a grassroots religious movement in the 1990s to a powerful militia with sophisticated weapons.

Yemen's Houthi damaged two commercial vessels in missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden in the last 24 hours as part of the militia group's ongoing campaign against international ocean shipping, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday.

The United States plans to undertake further strikes after the killing of three U.S. troops by Iranian-backed militias last weekend, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

Even for an OPEC powerhouse intent on re-inventing itself domestically and flexing its muscles in one of the world's most turbulent regions, the past week has been remarkable.

Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its army allies said today it had shelled various areas in Saudi Arabia's Jizan and Najran, killing and wounding several soldiers.

Saudi-led air strikes killed a group of around 20 Houthi fighters outside the southern Yemeni port city of Aden today and also shook the capital Sanaa in the north, militiamen opposed to the Houthis said.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said on Thursday a U.S. air strike had killed the senior figure who issued the group's claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, according to a report.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he is glad that air strikes led by Saudi Arabia against the Houthi militia group in Yemen have been completed and achieved their targets.

Yemen's dominant Houthi militia group today released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and all his cabinet ministers after nearly two months under house arrest, government spokesman Rajeh Badi said.

Yemen's newly-dominant Houthi group said on Tuesday that President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi had lost his legitimacy as head of state and was being sought as a fugitive from justice.

A few worried families are all that remain of Yemen's ancient Jewish community, and they too may soon flee after a Shi'ite Muslim militia seized power in the strife-torn country this month.

The group, officially known as Ansar Allah, evolved from a grassroots religious movement in the 1990s to a powerful militia with sophisticated weapons.

Yemen's Houthi damaged two commercial vessels in missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden in the last 24 hours as part of the militia group's ongoing campaign against international ocean shipping, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday.

The United States plans to undertake further strikes after the killing of three U.S. troops by Iranian-backed militias last weekend, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

Even for an OPEC powerhouse intent on re-inventing itself domestically and flexing its muscles in one of the world's most turbulent regions, the past week has been remarkable.

Yemen's dominant Houthi group and its army allies said today it had shelled various areas in Saudi Arabia's Jizan and Najran, killing and wounding several soldiers.

Saudi-led air strikes killed a group of around 20 Houthi fighters outside the southern Yemeni port city of Aden today and also shook the capital Sanaa in the north, militiamen opposed to the Houthis said.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said on Thursday a U.S. air strike had killed the senior figure who issued the group's claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, according to a report.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he is glad that air strikes led by Saudi Arabia against the Houthi militia group in Yemen have been completed and achieved their targets.

Yemen's dominant Houthi militia group today released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and all his cabinet ministers after nearly two months under house arrest, government spokesman Rajeh Badi said.

Yemen's newly-dominant Houthi group said on Tuesday that President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi had lost his legitimacy as head of state and was being sought as a fugitive from justice.

A few worried families are all that remain of Yemen's ancient Jewish community, and they too may soon flee after a Shi'ite Muslim militia seized power in the strife-torn country this month.