In a significant move, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are reportedly recruiting Yemeni Jews to assist in intelligence operations against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to a report by Kan News, the IDF is enlisting individuals who speak the Yemeni dialect, including those who h...
SHABWA, Yemen — On January 1, 2025, Sheikh Salem bin Talab Al-Hadar Al-Talibi publicly denied allegations linking his brother, Sheikh Abdulqader bin Talib Al-Talibi, to a recruitment network operating for the Houthi movement in Shabwa, a region in eastern Yemen classified as a terrorist orga...
On December 26, 2024, the Security Committee in Hadramout, eastern Yemen, firmly rejected any recruitment efforts outside the official defense and security institutions. During an extraordinary meeting led by Governor Mabkhout bin Madi, alongside Major General Talib Saeed Barjash, commander of the...
On December 26, 2024, a security source disclosed that the Iran-backed Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization, is conducting extensive recruitment efforts to attract young men from Shabwa province in eastern Yemen. Speaking to Barran Press on the condition of anonymity, the source...
On Sunday, November 24, 2024, the British newspaper "Financial Times" reported that the Russian armed forces have recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine through a mysterious smuggling operation, highlighting the growing ties between Moscow and the Houthi rebel group. Acc...
On September 27, 2024, a group of Yemeni youths made a heartfelt plea to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, urging intervention to rescue them from the horrors of the Russia-Ukraine war and facilitate their return home. They claim to have been deceived and recruited to fight in Russ...
The Yemeni Alliance to Monitor Human Rights Violations (RASD) has accused the Iranian-backed Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, of recruiting over 10,000 children between 2014 and 2021. In a report, the rights group stated that the United Nations has inve...