Who Are the Houthis, and Why Are We Hearing From Them Now?

In 2011, as the Arab Spring dawned across the region, the people of Yemen rose up. On March 18, over 100,000 protesters gathered in the streets of the capital, Sanaa, demanding the resignation President Ali Abdullah Saleh. When Saleh resigned only to see Saudi Arabia, backed by the United States, slip in a reasonable facsimile, … Continue reading "Who Are the Houthis, and Why Are We Hearing From Them Now?"
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