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Casey Coombs

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

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عدنان الجبرني
عدنان الجبرني@A_ALGABARNI·
لا شيء يجعل عبدالملك الحوثي متوتراً وقلقاً أكثر من رؤيته لهذه المساحة الخضراء من الخريطة وقد أوشكت أن تصبح بقرار واحد وقيادة واحدة.. من هنا يبدأ أفول "الربيع الحوثي" الذي صنعته أبوظبي بأطماعها وحرفها لمسار المعركة في اليمن منذ 2017.
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Basha باشا
Basha باشا@BashaReport·
Signals from Sa'dah: Inside the Houthi Information War From battlefield videos to zamil chants, mapping the media machine that powers Ansar Allah’s influence at home and abroad. open.substack.com/pub/basharepor… #Yemen
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Nadwa Dawsari
Nadwa Dawsari@Ndawsari·
Harming women, much less abducting them, is a serious offense in #Yemen’s tribal culture
Ali Al-Sakani | علي السكني@Alsakaniali

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.

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عدنان الجبرني
عدنان الجبرني@A_ALGABARNI·
اهتمام إيراني واضح ببناء قدرات الدفاع جوي للحوثيين. هذه أجزاء منظومات دفاع جوي حديثة. المفارقة أن ايران نفسها فشلت في استخدام هذه المنظومات أثناء الحرب الاسرائيلية عليها، خاصة في الأيام الأولى. (الصور من الشحنة التي ضبطتها قوات المقاومة الوطنية لأسلحة ايرانية للحوثيين)
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Nadwa Dawsari
Nadwa Dawsari@Ndawsari·
National Resistance Forces on #Yemen’s west coast captured a massive 750-ton weapons shipment from #Iran to the #Houthis, including missile systems, air defense equipment, drones, radars, wiretapping devices, sniper rifles, & more.
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عدنان الجبرني
عدنان الجبرني@A_ALGABARNI·
موجّهات صادرة من الهيئة الاعلامية للحوثي للنشطاء:بوقف الحديث عن قضية #حنتوس والبحث موضوعات أخرى لإثارتها وإشغال الناس. - وضوح مظلومية الشيخ وقوة موقفه؛ والكذب وتناقض وزيف اتهاماتهم، دفعهم للتوقف خشية فقدان المزيد من المتعاطفين -غير اليمنيين-الذين تعرفوا على جزء من حقيقة الجماعة
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Tomer Raanan
Tomer Raanan@tldraanan·
A tanker acquired by the UN for $55m to prevent a massive oil spill off Yemen is essentially being used by the #Houthis as floating storage for Russian oil, while costs for running the vessel are still being fronted by the UN. The UN purchased the VLCC Yemen in 2023 as part of an operation to salvage the oil on board FSO Safer, a 49-year-old floating storage unit that was in danger of sinking. Both Yemen and the still floating FSO Safer are now under the effective control of the Houthis, the Iran-backed Yemeni militia group responsible for attacking over 100 ships since November 2023. @LloydsList🔗in comments. With @Lloydslisted. Comments and insight from @Ndawsari and @ImRalby. (img from @planet)
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Ali Al-Sakani | علي السكني
Israeli airstrikes tonight reportedly hit Houthi-controlled ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Isa, along with power stations in Hodeidah Governorate. #Yemen
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Nadwa Dawsari
Nadwa Dawsari@Ndawsari·
#Houthis have resumed their #RedSea maritime attacks. No surprise there. The threat will only escalate unless there’s serious appetite by the Intl community to shift from short-term fixes to a strategic approach. There’s still time, but not much! #MaritimeSecurity #Yemen #Iran
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Sadeq Al-Wesabi صادق الوصابي
Houthis are going through their worst PR crisis since October 7th. Now, they’re desperately trying to cover up their latest heinous crime (the killing of 70-year-old Sheikh Saleh Hantous) and spread pathetic justifications and excuses to the few supporters they have left in the Arab world. Overnight, many of their former sympathizers, people who once called them heroes, have turned on them, now labeling them as nothing more than militias and gangsters. For the Houthis, who spent years chasing regional and international sympathy, this is a serious setback.
Ahmed Hassan 🇾🇪 أحمد حسن زيد@Ahmed_hassan_za

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

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Aimen Dean
Aimen Dean@AimenDean·
Every time the IRGC finds itself cornered - regionally or globally - ISIS and al-Qaeda magically reappear. Pure coincidence, of course. Nothing to do with the IRGC. Just a fluke. A repeated, convenient, perfectly timed fluke. Let’s not be cynical. AQ is in Iran for sightseeing.🧐
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Nadwa Dawsari
Nadwa Dawsari@Ndawsari·
It’s easy for non-Yemeni analysts to view the #Houthis through the lens of their own countries’ foreign policy biases. But for us Yemenis, we see them for what they are: terrorists. This boy was shot in the neck by a Houthi sniper while having breakfast in his own home
إشراق المقطري@EshraqAlmaqtari

#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.

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Fatima Alasrar
Fatima Alasrar@YemeniFatima·
Was on @Channel8English when news of US strikes broke. The concern was blowback. But this isn’t the start of a war; it’s the culmination of months of targeting. Hezbollah weakened. IRGC commanders killed. Houthi missiles intercepted. Israel clipped IRGC's wings before attacking.
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Nadwa Dawsari
Nadwa Dawsari@Ndawsari·
Is it a coincidence that those claiming there’s no evidence #Iran seeks nuclear weapons belong to the same school of thought that once falsely insisted Tehran wasn’t backing the #Houthis in #Yemen? #IranIsraelConflict
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Fatima Alasrar
Fatima Alasrar@YemeniFatima·
The UN’s concern is fair. But for years, Iran used its nuclear program as a shield against accountability. The IRGC acted with impunity, the mess it caused in Syria & Yemen was a byproduct of that protected space. Carved out by diplomacy without enforcement. Fordow is what grew in the space where no one said “enough.”
António Guterres@antonioguterres

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.

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المصدر أونلاين
المصدر أونلاين@almasdaronline·
منطقة الشرفين في محافظة حجة، التي كانت ذات يوم من أبرز الحواضن الاجتماعية والفكرية للحوثيين، بدأت اليوم تغلي بالسخط والدعوات إلى الثورة.. آلاف الشبان من أبنائها قُتلوا في حروب الجماعة، وها هي أسرهم تُكافأ بالجبايات والضرائب القاسية التي حرمتهم حتى من أرزاقهم، رغم وعود عبدالملك الحوثي وادعاءاته بالخوف على الناس. اليوم، أبناء الشرفين، بما فيهم الهاشميون والمناصرون القدامى، يكفرون بالجماعة ويطالبون بثورة ضدها، في مؤشر على تفكك واحدة من أقوى حواضن الحوثيين وأشدها ولاءً.. الكاتب | عدنان الجبرني لقراءة المقال بالكامل: almasdaronline.com/articles/318324
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