Yemen is an Arab country on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula bordering both the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Due to this, it holds a vital strategic location on the eastern side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea.
The country has been embroiled in a civil war for several years, with the internationally-recognized government fighting against the Houthi movement in the South.
Around 50% of ballistic missiles that were fired by the Houthi terror group in Yemen since the resuming of fighting in Gaza have failed, according to Israeli officials.
The Houthis are a fundamentalist Shia group. The ex-president, Saleh, although a Sunni Muslim, decided to collaborate with them in a bid to return to power.
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"We might be at the stage of counting down the end of the Houthis," a leading expert said as the Yemeni government prepares a massive 80,000 soldier assault on Hodeidah.
Houthi leader addressed recent developments in the Middle East in a statement and claimed there is a broader Israeli strategic plan targeting Iraq.
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The Houthi movement claimed that its senior intelligence leader, Abdul Nasser Al-Kamali, was killed in a US airstrike.
The Yemen-based terror group's actions indicate they are not deterred by the resumption of the US airstrikes over the past three weeks.
The last time US strikes against the Yemen-based terror group were reported was late last March.
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