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THE HOUTHIS COULDN'T HAVE BUILT THEIR MOST DANGEROUS WEAPONS WITHOUT HELP FROM
IRAN AND OTHERS, UN EXPERTS FIND

Jake Epstein
Nov 5, 2024, 8:41 PM MEZ
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 * The Houthis possess a sizable arsenal of weapons, including missiles and
   drones.
 * The Yemeni rebels couldn't have done that without foreign help, according to
   a new UN report.
 * The Houthis have used these weapons to target ships in the Red Sea and Gulf
   of Aden.

The Houthi rebels couldn't have amassed their dangerous arsenal of weapons
without extensive help from Iran and its proxy forces in the Middle East,
according to a new report for the United Nations.

In the lengthy report, which was delivered to the UN Security Council last
month, a panel of experts concluded that the Yemen-based Houthis have been
receiving training, weapons, technical assistance, and financial support from
Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah, and armed Iraqi groups.

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How the Iranian-backed Houthi militia compares to the US-led task force in the
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The Houthis are behind a yearlong campaign targeting key merchant shipping lanes
in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. They have launched more than 130 attacks —
mainly using missiles and drones — against commercial and Western naval vessels.

The rebels have struck a number of commercial vessels during their campaign,
sinking two of them and hijacking one (nearly a year later, its crew remains
detained in Yemen). Four sailors have been killed so far as a result of the
attacks.


A Houthi missile launches from Yemen. Houthi media/Screengrab via X

The panel of experts said in their report that the Houthis have exploited the
Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and, through their attacks, have tried to boost their
status within Iran's so-called "axis of resistance," a band of proxy forces
around the Middle East.

The Houthis held a military parade in September 2023, during which the group
boasted a formidable arsenal of anti-ship missiles, ballistic and cruise
missiles, surface-to-air missiles, aerial drones, naval drones, speedboats,
surveillance systems, and mines.

However, the experts said that the Houthis do not have the ability to produce
and develop complex weaponry like that without foreign assistance. They also
said the rebels likely received external assistance in identifying, locating,
and targeting commercial vessels since many of them turned off their automatic
identification systems before they entered the area.


The aftermath of a Houthi attack on a commercial tanker. European Union's
Operation Aspides via AP

"The scale, nature and extent of transfers of diverse military materiel and
technology provided to the Houthis from external sources, including financial
support and training of its combatants, is unprecedented," the experts wrote in
their report.

US naval forces have repeatedly intercepted vessels attempting to smuggle
weapons from Iran to the Houthis illegally. One such mission in January resulted
in the seizure of parts for ballistic and cruise missiles.

The Pentagon has kept a naval presence in and around the Red Sea throughout the
Houthi campaign, during which American warships have routinely intercepted their
missiles and drones. Additionally, US forces have carried out significant
airstrikes against the rebels in Yemen.

The UN panel of experts said US and UK forces together have destroyed more than
800 Houthi missiles and drones and have taken out command posts, radars, and
weapons storage facilities.


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