Houthi supporters hold up weapons at a rally in Sana'a, Yemen, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFEAgence France-Presse |
Posted on 11/03/2024 5:58:15 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza last year, the Houthis, who have controlled large swaths of war-torn Yemen for a decade, have "exploited the regional situation and enhanced cooperation with the 'axis of resistance,'" which includes Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, the UN experts said.
The panel noted "the transformation of the Houthis from a localised armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organisation, extending their operational capabilities well beyond the territories under their control".
The report published on Friday, which analysed the period from September 2023 through July 2024, said such a transformation was aided by the transfer of military materiel and financial support.
The rebels also benefited from training and technical help provided by the Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, as well as Hezbollah and pro-Iran groups in Iraq, the UN experts said.
"The scale, nature and extent of transfers of diverse military material technology provided to the Houthis from external sources, including financial support and training of its combatants, is unprecedented," the report warned.
The report is based on testimony from military experts, Yemeni officials and sources close to the Houthis.
Experts found that the rebels themselves lack the ability to "develop and produce complex weapon systems," such as the missiles they have used to target ships in the Red Sea...
The Houthis have targeted ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since last year in what they describe as support for Palestinians during the Israel-Gaza war.
The attacks have seriously disrupted a route which carries 12 per cent of global trade, triggering reprisal strikes by the United States and Britain against rebel targets in Yemen.
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Houthi supporters hold up weapons at a rally in Sana'a, Yemen, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFEAgence France-Presse |
Whoops, the author spot s/b Agence France-Presse, and the photo attribution is up there but in the wrong spot.
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No colon needed. A comma between hezbuulah and u.n. would be more correct.
Be sure to let ‘em know.
😂. As if they’d care.
The UN is OK with this however, because they aren’t Israel.
Is not the US financing the Saudi’s against the Houthi’s?
It’s been a bloody war for years.
It is a puzzle.
Good evening.
I have a suggestion.
Give the inhabitants of Saa’na 48 hours notice and then commence Arclight II from Incerlic and Diego Garcia.
Bounce the rubble.
5.56mm
The report is utter nonsense. Iran and Al Queda have supported, supplied and led the Houthi’s since at least 2010.
At some point, India, China, Taiwan, Japan, and other countries are going to say that the endangering of international oil shipments by Iran backed rebels is no longer acceptable. At that point an international coalition will form and military action will destroy any attempt to block shipping of oil in the Middle East.
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