Marib Official Warns of Imminent Clashes with Iran-Backed Houthis

Marib Official Warns of Imminent Clashes with Iran-Backed Houthis

Abdu Rabbu Hulais, deputy director of Marib Governor Sultan Al-Aradah’s office, warned that the Iran-backed Houthis’ ongoing war against Marib could erupt into full-scale conflict at any moment. Speaking at the Yemen International Forum in Amman, Hulais described the truce in place sin...

Houthi Element Confesses to Arms Smuggling for Somalia’s Al-Shabaab

Houthi Element Confesses to Arms Smuggling for Somalia’s Al-Shabaab

On February 27, 2025, Ahmed Suleiman Ahmed Hamli Ruzaiq, a captured Houthi element, admitted to conducting five arms and equipment smuggling operations from the Iran-backed Houthis to Somalia’s Al-Shabaab in late 2024. His confession, aired by the National Resistance media on Yemen’s w...

Tariq Saleh: Victory Over Iran-Backed Houthis Nears

Tariq Saleh: Victory Over Iran-Backed Houthis Nears

Tariq Saleh, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council and commander of the National Resistance Forces, announced that victory against the Iran-backed Houthis is closer than ever. Speaking during a visit to the Al-Barah Front on Friday, Saleh pointed to recent international and local...

Houthis Accused of Fatal Poisoning of Detainees

Houthis Accused of Fatal Poisoning of Detainees

Recent reports alleged that Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen have been systematically injecting detainees with toxic substances, leading to the deaths of at least 98 individuals shortly after their release. The Yemeni Organization for Prisoners and Kidnapped Persons has brought forth these serio...

Houthis Detain GPC Branch Head in Ibb

Houthis Detain GPC Branch Head in Ibb

On February 25, 2025, Faisal bin Amin Abu Ras, brother of the General People’s Congress (GPC) President in Sanaa, said that the Iran-backed Houthi had detained Sheikh Aqeel Fadil, the head of the GPC’s Ibb branch. In an X post seen by "Barran Press," Abu Ras revealed that Fad...

National Bloc Urges Unity to Counter Houthis

National Bloc Urges Unity to Counter Houthis

The National Bloc of Yemeni Political Parties, a coalition opposing the Iran-backed Houthis, called for greater unity among state institutions, particularly the Presidential Leadership Council and the government, amid signs of internal friction. The appeal came during a meeting chaired by Ahmed Ob...

Houthis Linked to 340 Violations in Taiz, Says National Commission

Houthis Linked to 340 Violations in Taiz, Says National Commission

The National Commission to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations announced on February 25, 2025, that it had recorded 340 violations stemming from indiscriminate shelling by the Iran-backed Houthis in Hayfan, a district in southwest Yemen’s Taiz province. The attacks have claimed numer...

Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

Teenage Boy Killed by Houthi Landmine in Lahj

A 17-year-old boy, R.M.A.M. Al-Sabri, was killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthi group in the Al-Had district of Yafa, Lahj, southern Yemen, on February 24th. Lahj security authorities confirmed the death. According to a statement from Lahj Police, the boy died from injuries sus...

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Houthi Landmine Kills 22 Sheep South of Marib

Twenty-two sheep were killed by a landmine planted by the Iran-backed Houthis, south of Marib,on Sunday. A local source in Marib Governorate reported that Saleh Saeed Al-Qubaisi was herding 25 sheep in Jabal Al-Duma area of the Mala’a mountain range, located between the Harib and Al-Juba ...

Yemeni Govt Forces Repels Houthi Attacks in Marib, Al Jawf, and Taiz

Yemeni Govt Forces Repels Houthi Attacks in Marib, Al Jawf, and Taiz

On February 23, 2025, military sources reported that the Yemeni army thwarted attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis across fronts in Marib, Al Jawf (northeast), and Taiz (southwest Yemen). According to the Armed Forces Media Center, the army neutralized Houthi fire on multiple Marib fronts, destroyin...

U.S. Military Considers Options After Houthis Attempt to Target F-16

U.S. Military Considers Options After Houthis Attempt to Target F-16

Senior U.S. military officials are deliberating a response to an Iran-backed Houthi attempt to shoot down a U.S. F-16 fighters last Wednesday, according to Fox News. Three senior defense officials confirmed ongoing policy talks. The options range from sustained strikes on Houthi leaders and planne...

Houthis Attack Mine Clearance Equipment in Taiz

Houthis Attack Mine Clearance Equipment in Taiz

Military sources reported that Iran-backed Houthis deployed drones to strike mine clearance equipment at the eastern entrance to Taiz city in southwest Yemen. According to Barran Press, the targeted gear belonged to HALO Trust Yemen, which was surveying the Kamb neighborhood for landmines—pr...

Tribes in Marib Rally Against Houthis, Urge Unity to Reclaim Yemen

Tribes in Marib Rally Against Houthis, Urge Unity to Reclaim Yemen

On Sunday,the tribes of Khawlan Al-Tiyal, Sanhan, Bani Hashish, and Bilad Al-Rus announced their determination to dismantle the Iran-backed Houthis’ coup. Gathered in an armed assembly in Marib, northeastern Yemen, thousands from these Sanaa tribal belt communities declared full mobilization...

Houthis Briefly Release Activist Rabab Al-Mudhwahi

Houthis Briefly Release Activist Rabab Al-Mudhwahi

On Thursday, local sources reported that the Iran-backed Houthis temporarily released activist Rabab Al-Mudhwahi. Detained since June in Sana’a alongside several UN and international agency employees, Al-Mudhwahi was allowed a brief reprieve to attend her mother’s funeral. According to...

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

Child Killed by Houthi-Planted Landmine in Hodeidah

On Thursday, a 9-year-old girl, Aisha Ali Bakheet, was killed by a landmine explosion in Beit al-Faqih district of Hodeidah governorate, according to human rights sources. The Yemeni Mine Observatory reported on X that Aisha was herding sheep in the "Amzahar" area when the blast occurred...

Two Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Houthi Attack South Marib

Two Yemeni Soldiers Killed in Houthi Attack South Marib

Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and several others injured on Thursday, February 20, 2025, during clashes with Iran-backed Houthi militants south of Marib, according to military sources. The Houthis attempted to infiltrate Yemeni army positions. The Armed Forces Media Center reported that the H...