Type of Organization: Insurgent religious social services provider territory-controlling violent

According to the Saudi ambassador to the United States, the “first thing the Houthis did when they entered and occupied Sanaa was to free Iranian Revolutionary Guards operatives and Hezbollah operatives from the jails.”5 The Iranian ship  Jihan Iw  as seized allegedly en route to Yemen in 2013 with arms meant for the Houthis.6 The movement is known for its virulently anti-American and anti-Semitic. [...] In September 2014, the group c  aptured Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, 21 resulting in the resignation of President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi in January 2015.22 The following month, the Houthis officially announced the dissolution of Hadi’s parliament and the institution of their interim government, known as the Supreme Revolutionary Committee (SRC).23 The United Nations began facilitating peace talks betw. [...] According to the movement’s SPC, international calls to extend the truce “affect the sovereignty, security and stability of Yemen” and were the reason behind the group’s decision to not renew the ceasefire.45 Doctrine: Unlike Sunni extremist groups in Yemen, the Houthis adhere to Zaidism, a doctrinally distinct off-shoot of mainstream “Twelver” Shiism.46 While Zaidism ruled Yemen for approximately. [...] Al-Arabiya reported in 2017 that the Houthis were forcibly subjecting civil servants to two-week “brain washing” sessions before conscripting them.103 In 2021 in Ibb, the Houthis ordered all civil servants to enlist in the armed forces and spend at least 14 days on the battlefield.104 The Yemeni Teachers Syndicate has accused the Houthis of conscripting thousands of teachers to the frontlines. [...] According to the movement’s Supreme Political Council, international calls to extend the truce “affect the sovereignty, security and stability of Yemen” and were the reason behind the group’s decision to not renew the ceasefire.