Sixty-Year-Old Dies After Alleged Torture in Houthi Prison

Sixty-Year-Old Dies After Alleged Torture in Houthi Prison

A rights center reported on November 15, 2024, that a man in his sixties died as a result of torture in a Houthi prison after being abducted for a week. According to a statement from the Rased Center for Rights and Development, 65-year-old Hussein Al-Lasheb died Thursday in a Houthi facility in...

U.S. Central Command Conducts Airstrikes on Houthi Weapon Facilities

U.S. Central Command Conducts Airstrikes on Houthi Weapon Facilities

On November 13, 2024, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it conducted a series of "precise" airstrikes targeting weapons storage facilities controlled by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization, in Yemen on November 9 and 10. In a statement release...

Houthi Group Arrests Yemeni Expat for Photographing Landscapes

Houthi Group Arrests Yemeni Expat for Photographing Landscapes

On November 14, 2024, local and human rights sources reported that the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, arrested a Yemeni citizen in Ibb Governorate for photographing natural landscapes and a community-initiated road. According to sources speaking to Barran Press, the indiv...

Marib Prosecutor's Office Destroys 1.5 Tons of Hashish Bound for Houthis

Marib Prosecutor's Office Destroys 1.5 Tons of Hashish Bound for Houthis

On November 14, 2024, the Specialized Penal Appeals Prosecution in Marib announced the destruction of 1,518 kilograms of hashish, valued at over $60 million, in what officials have described as the largest drug destruction operation in the province. According to the prosecution, the destruction...

UN Security Council to Vote on Renewing Yemen Sanctions

UN Security Council to Vote on Renewing Yemen Sanctions

The UN Security Council is set to vote today, November 13, 2024, on a draft resolution distributed by the United Kingdom, which serves as the penholder on Yemen. This resolution aims to renew the sanctions regime in Yemen under Resolution 2140. According to a summary published on the Security C...

Pentagon Confirms Foiled Houthi Attack on U.S. Destroyers

Pentagon Confirms Foiled Houthi Attack on U.S. Destroyers

On November 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Defense announced the successful thwarting of a Houthi attack involving multiple drones and missiles targeting two American destroyers as they transited the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder told reporters that the vessels were ta...

Marib Official: International Silence Emboldens Houthi Abuses

Marib Official: International Silence Emboldens Houthi Abuses

Ali Al-Fatemi, deputy governor of Marib Governorate, has accused the internationally designated terrorist group, the Houthis, of interpreting the international community's silence on their crimes as a green light to escalate their abuses against Yemenis. Speaking at a workshop in Marib on t...

Two Injured in Houthi Drone Strike on Vehicle in Western Taiz

Two Injured in Houthi Drone Strike on Vehicle in Western Taiz

On November 12, 2024, two civilians were injured when a drone operated by the Houthi group, classified as a terrorist organization, targeted a vehicle in western Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen. Local sources reported to Barran Press that a "booby-trapped" drone struck a two-door...

Taiz Military Axis Reports Increased Houthi Activity on Multiple Fronts

Taiz Military Axis Reports Increased Houthi Activity on Multiple Fronts

On November 11, 2024, the Taiz Military Axis reported a significant escalation in military activity by the Houthi group, which is internationally designated as a terrorist organization, across various fronts in the governorate over the past three days. In a statement released by the Taiz Milita...