
Casey Coombs
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Casey Coombs
@Macoombs
Non-Resident Fellow @SanaaCenter and independent journalist focusing on Yemen (mostly the Houthis), where I was based 2012-15.




Tensions are rising in #Yemen's Amran province. Arhab tribes are protesting after Houthis abducted the daughter of a slain tribal leader (from Arhab) to force her to drop charges against her husband, a Houthi supervisor. The tribes called for Nakaf (mobilization) in Amran today.

750 طنًا من الأسلحة تتوزع بين منظومات صاروخية بحرية وجوية، ومنظومة دفاع جوي، ورادارات حديثة، وطائرات مسيّرة، وأجهزة تصنت، وصواريخ مضادة للدروع، ومدفعية بي 10، وعدسات تتبُّع، وقناصات وذخائر، ومعدات حربية، سيطرت عليها بحرية المقاومة الوطنية بعد رصد ومتابعة شعبة الاستخبارات في المقاومة. وسيكشف الاعلام العسكري عن كل تفاصيل العملية التي كانت في طريقها من إيران الى الحوثي استمرارا لقتالهم الشعب اليمني والسيطرة على قرارة ومصادرة سلطته الجمهورية. التحية لابطال المقاومة الوطنية، والعهد لكل يمني بجهود لاتتوقف ضد مشاريع الحرس الثوري وتصدير ثورة الخميني. تحيا الجمهورية اليمنية ✌🏼🇾🇪✌🏼




56 صاروخ ألقتها إسرائيل مساء اليوم ودمرت ماتبقى من موانئ الحديدة ومحطة توليد الكهرباء ، ليخرج بعدها ناطق الحوثيين "يحيى سريع" ويقول دفاعاتنا الجوية تصدت للعدوان الاسرائيلي. الدفاعات الجوية الحوثية 👇🏻👇🏻



Many have asked me to clarify the Hantous issue, so I will try to summarize it as briefly as possible... Hantous has been living peacefully since 2015 in areas controlled by Ansar Allah. This indicates that what happened had nothing to do with him being a Salafi. There are many Salafis living in peace. According to a statement from the Rima police, Hantous has had a negative and opposed stance toward supporting Gaza since the Yemeni army began its military operations to support and assist Gaza. For example, he described the Red Sea operations as piracy and was a supporter of the American aggression against Yemen. The authorities in Rima asked the sheikhs and prominent figures in Raymah to mediate and convince Hantous to stop destabilizing the security situation, but Hantous rejected the mediators. Attached is a copy of a memorandum from the Deputy Governor, Sheikh Muhammad Murad, to the Governor, Faris Al-Habari, dated July 1. The memorandum states that the individual named Hantous refused mediation and that Hantous refused to respond to security authorities. The police had previously issued multiple warnings to Hantous through local tribal elders and community leaders. urging him to cease his destructive activities, but he responded with rejection and obstinacy. As a result, a security unit was dispatched to arrest him. However, Hantous opened fire as soon as the forces arrived, prompting an effort to de-escalate the situation and avoid bloodshed. The police reached out to several tribal leaders in the Al-Salafiyah District to mediate, but Hantous refused to receive them. Instead, he escalated his aggression by launching a direct attack on the security forces along with an armed group loyal to him. This attack led to the martyrdom of three security personnel and injuries to seven others, which compelled the forces to respond in self-defense. The confrontation ended with the death of Saleh Hantous, the injury of one of his accomplices, and the arrest of the remaining members of his group The second picture is a letter from a member of the Shura Council and Sheikh of Sheikhs of the Salafiya Directorate in Rima (who is one of the figures who was asked to mediate) to the governor of the province, informing him that Hantos refused to respond to the mediation , in 29 June

#لحج شهود يفيدون انه : تم قنص الطفل عدي عبد العزيز احمد صالح بالرقبه(10سنوات) صباح اليوم الاحدد 22 يونيو2025 في قرية قداش في #كرش #لحج من قبل القناص التابع للحوثين ، اثناء تناوله لوجبة الافطار جوار منزلهم.



I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security. There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control – with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world. I call on Member States to de-escalate and to uphold their obligations under the @UN Charter and other rules of international law. At this perilous hour, it is critical to avoid a spiral of chaos. There is no military solution. The only path forward is diplomacy. The only hope is peace.










