Huthis
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The Huthis (alternately: al-Huthis, Houthi) are a militant group of Zaydi Shia operating in Yemen. Their activities are focused in the northwestern Saada province. Various reports associate the Huthis with the Yemeni Zaydi group Believing Youth (Shabab al-Mu'minoon).
The group takes its name from Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, their former commander, who was killed by Yemeni army forces in September 2004. [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- Sarah Phillips Cracks in the Yemeni System Middle East Report Online. 28 July 2005.
- The Jamestown FoundationUnderstanding the Second Houthi Rebellion in Yemen Terrorism Monitor. Volume 3, Issue 12 (June 17, 2005)
- Nabil SultanRebels have Yemen on the hop The Asian Times. 10 July 2004.
[edit] References
- ^ Deaths in Yemeni mosque blast Al Jazeera, 02 May 2008.
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