The Houthis are holding Red Sea shipping to ransom, notionally in solidarity with the Palestinians, but in reality to extract income from the industry and exert influence over the region.
Central Command activity against the Houthis was slow in December, according to USNI News’ timeline of Red Sea activity. The Navy ended the year with a strike on Houthi targets in Yemen ...
Yemen’s Houthis may be on a high from their success in keeping Israelis awake at night with their sporadic missile launches targeting the country’s center of gravity. Dealing with this threat ...