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'''Ansar Allah''', often referred to as the '''Houthis''', is an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] [[Islam|Islamic]] movement in [[Republic of Yemen|Yemen]]. | '''Ansar Allah''', often referred to as the '''Houthis''', is an [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] [[Islam|Islamic]] movement in [[Republic of Yemen|Yemen]]. After overthrowing the corrupt [[United States of America|US]]-backed regime in 2014,<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|date=2021-01-12|title=US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/us-al-qaeda-yemen-houthis-terrorists/|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529013431/https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/us-al-qaeda-yemen-houthis-terrorists/|archive-date=2023-05-29|author=[[Ben Norton]]}}</ref> it has been fighting against the [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] invasion of Yemen since 2015 and opposes U.S. presidents [[Donald Trump]] and [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ahmed Abdulkareem|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=As Tide Turns, Houthis Reject US, Saudi “Peace” Deals for the Recycled Trash They Are|date=2021-03-27|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/tide-turns-yemen-houthis-reject-us-saudi-peace-deal/276455/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324122713/https://www.mintpressnews.com/tide-turns-yemen-houthis-reject-us-saudi-peace-deal/276455/|archive-date=2022-03-24|retrieved=2022-09-29}}</ref> Ansar Allah and its allies control territory that holds 80% of the Yemeni population.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[ANSWER Coalition]]|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=12 things you should know about Yemen|date=2019-01-07|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/12-things-you-should-know-about-yemen/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231606/https://www.liberationnews.org/12-things-you-should-know-about-yemen/|archive-date=2020-11-07|retrieved=2023-04-20}}</ref> | ||
== International relations == | |||
Although Ansar Allah is an independent group, it has political and media support from [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]]. It is strongly opposed to [[Zionism]] and supports the governments of [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]] and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]] against [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|Western]] aggression.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 4 July 2023
Ansar Allah, often referred to as the Houthis, is an anti-imperialist Islamic movement in Yemen. After overthrowing the corrupt US-backed regime in 2014,[1] it has been fighting against the Saudi invasion of Yemen since 2015 and opposes U.S. presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden.[2] Ansar Allah and its allies control territory that holds 80% of the Yemeni population.[3]
International relations
Although Ansar Allah is an independent group, it has political and media support from Iran. It is strongly opposed to Zionism and supports the governments of Syria and Venezuela against Western aggression.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ben Norton (2021-01-12). "US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’" The Grayzone. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29.
- ↑ Ahmed Abdulkareem (2021-03-27). "As Tide Turns, Houthis Reject US, Saudi “Peace” Deals for the Recycled Trash They Are" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ ANSWER Coalition (2019-01-07). "12 things you should know about Yemen" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2023-04-20.