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Houthis

The Houthi rebel group is an Iran-backed Shiite Muslim militia that has fought a civil war in Yemen since 2014.

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Armored vehicles of the pro-government coalition heading to Hodeida Airport

Yemen: Government forces storm Hodeida airport

Saudi-backed troops loyal to the Yemeni government say they have recovered most of the airport from the Houthi rebels.
ConflictsJune 19, 2018
A military truck with an anti-aircraft gun is in flames.

Battle for Yemeni lifeline port intensifies

The five-day battle has claimed the lives of at least 139 fighters. A UN envoy is seeking to end the fighting.
ConflictsJune 17, 2018
Yemeni pro-government forces gather at the south of Hodeida airport

Saudi-led forces 'seize Hodeida airport' in Yemen

Forces allied to the Saudi-led coalition say they've entered Hodeida airport as part of efforts to retake the port city.
ConflictsJune 16, 2018
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Saudi-led troops attack Hodeida

The UN is negotiating to keep the port open for civilian supplies to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe.
ConflictsJune 15, 201802:22 min
Saudi fighter jet, which will support the coalition forces as part of the fight against Daesh, is seen in the sky before they land at Incirlik base in Adana, southern Turkey

Saudi-led coalition attacks Yemen's Hodeida

The exiled Yemeni government says recapturing the city will "cut off the hands of Iran."
PoliticsJune 13, 2018
A file photo of a missile launch from Houthi Rebels

Houthi missile kills three people in Saudi Arabia

Houthi missiles fired from Yemen killed three people in Saudi Arabia on Saturday
ConflictsJune 10, 2018
Workers inspect the bombed out remains of a boat at a maintenance hub at the port of Hodeida.

Yemen: Fighting intensifies near key port

Intensified fighting has centered around Hodeida, a key port city the government says is a conduit for rebel arms.
ConflictsJune 2, 2018
Pro-government fighters patrol near Hodeida

Yemen gov't forces set sights on strategic city

A Saudi-led coalition spokesman has said the aim is to "cut the vein that the Houthis as benefiting from."
ConflictsMay 29, 2018
Saudi fighter planes

Saudi-led strike 'kills dozens'

A strike by the Saudi-led alliance killed dozens of Houthi rebels in Yemen, including two commanders, Saudi media say.
ConflictsApril 28, 2018
The rubble of a power station hit by a Saudi airstrike in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

Why is the EU reluctant to intervene in Yemen?

Yemen's war has raged since 2011, but the EU appears to have prioritized Syria's civil war, which started the same year.
PoliticsApril 24, 2018
Saleh al-Sammad attends a rally held to show support to the council in the capital, Sanaa

Houthi political leader killed in Yemen

Saleh al-Samad, the acting head of the Houthi administration, was killed last week in a Saudi-led coalition.
ConflictsApril 23, 2018
Houthi rebels seen launching a missile in March

Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi rebel missiles

Yemen's Houthi rebels have fired missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital, apparently targeting the defense ministry.
PoliticsApril 11, 2018
A view of Yemen's rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida

Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil tanker: reports

Yemen's Houthi rebels have caused minor damage to a Saudi oil tanker in international waters.
ConflictsApril 3, 2018
Schweiz UN-Jemen-Hilfskonferenz

UN seeks $2.6 billion for Yemen

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres met with donors, asking for $2.6 billion in humanitarian aid for war-torn Yemen.
ConflictsApril 3, 2018
Yemen protesters at Sanaa Sabaeen square

Yemen rebels rally against Saudi strikes in Sanaa

Houthi rebels staged a massive rally in Yemen's capital to mark the third anniversary of a Saudi-led bombing campaign.
ConflictsMarch 26, 2018
Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Crown Prince 'can end Yemen conflict'

Keith Vaz, chairman of the UK parliamentary group on Yemen, says the West must put pressure on Riyadh.
PoliticsMarch 20, 2018
Saudi-Arabien König Salman und Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman

Young Saudis pin their hopes on crown prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman enjoys the support of many young Saudis who suffer from high unemployment.
PoliticsMarch 5, 2018
A soldier holding a machine gun is standing next to a jeep.

Yemeni president calls for ceasefire in Aden

Southern separatists have reportedly seized parts of the interim capital.
PoliticsJanuary 28, 2018
A mal-nourished child in Yemen

Stories from Yemen's forgotten war

DW speaks to people in Yemen about what life is like in the midst of the war.
PoliticsJanuary 22, 2018
The bombed-out remains of buildings after an airstrike on the capital Sanaa.

Saudi Arabia gives Yemen $2 billion

The handout comes in response to a desperate plea for cash from Yemen's top officials.
ConflictsJanuary 17, 2018
Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh

Party of late ex-Yemen president names new head

The party that led Yemen for three decades has appointed a new chief in the midst of the country's civil war.
ConflictsJanuary 7, 2018
A child drinking water from a hose in Yemen

Cholera epidemic in Yemen now affects 1 million people

The war-torn country is experiencing the worst cholera epidemic the world has seen in the past decade.
PoliticsDecember 21, 2017
Shiite Houthis in Yemen

How did the Houthis obtain ballistic missiles?

After launching ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's capital, the origins of Houthi's arsenal remains disputed.
ConflictsDecember 20, 2017
Riyadh general view

Yemen: Houthis fire missile at Saudi palace

Saudi Arabia has intercepted a missile south of its capital, Riyadh, in a move likely to affect Yemen's conflict.
ConflictsDecember 19, 2017
Nikki Haley in front of missile

US says Houthi missiles are 'made in Iran'

Nikki Haley says Iran is violating international law, but Tehran rejected the claims as "unfounded."
PoliticsDecember 14, 2017
Houthis take security measures as they build up checkpoints and place tanks at Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's residential building in Sanaa

Russia temporarily shuts embassy in Yemen

Russia has suspended its diplomatic presence in Yemen and relocated its diplomats to the Saudi capital Riyadh.
PoliticsDecember 12, 2017
The war in Yemen

Yemen: What will change after Saleh's death?

The killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh has opened a complicated new chapter in the ongoing war in Yemen.
ConflictsDecember 5, 2017
Jemen Ex-Präsident Ali Abdullah Saleh

Yemen ex-President Saleh dead

His death comes days after he abruptly ended a three-year-old alliance with Iran-aligned rebels in Yemen.
ConflictsDecember 4, 2017
Soldier loyal to ex-President Saleh

Yemen war shifts as Saudi airstrikes back Saleh

A three-year-old alliance between Houthis and forces loyal to ex-President Saleh has collapsed, marking a turning point.
ConflictsDecember 3, 2017
People gather at the site of an air strike in Sanaa

Yemen's Saleh seeks talks as violence grows

Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said he is ready for a "new page" in ties with the Saudi-led coalition.
ConflictsDecember 2, 2017
Jemen Hunger Symbolbild Kind in Sanaa

Yemen: Nobel laureates deplore blockade

Women Nobel laureates are demanding that Saudi Arabia fully end its blockade of aid to Yemeni civilians.
PoliticsNovember 27, 2017
Aid plane on the tarmac in Sanaa

Aid flights return to Sanaa

Planes carrying aid have landed in the Yemeni capital for the first time following a three-week Saudi-led blockade.
PoliticsNovember 25, 2017
People walk in the ruins of Saada, in Yemen

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition promises to ease blockade

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels has pledged to reopen the country's main airport and two main ports.
ConflictsNovember 22, 2017
A poor family sits in a hut in Hodeidah

Famine warnings prompt reopening

Saudi Arabia says ports it controls in Yemen will reopen for aid deliveries after UN agencies raised famine warnings.
PoliticsNovember 13, 2017
Yemen missile

US Lt. Gen: Yemen's missiles have 'Iranian markings'

A top US general has claimed there is an Iranian role in missiles fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
ConflictsNovember 10, 2017
Saudi-Arabien Riad König Salman und Saad Hariri Ex-Premierminister Libanon

Saudi Arabia says Lebanon has declared war against it

Saudi Arabia fears the Iran-backed Hezbollah group will consolidate political power in Lebanon.
PoliticsNovember 7, 2017
Tanks in Yemen (SALEH AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images)

Saudi coalition blames Iran for missile attack

Saudi Arabia has blamed Iran for committing a possible "act of war" over a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
ConflictsNovember 6, 2017
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi forces intercept missile fired from Yemen

Amid the purge, Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have fired a missile in response to Saudi-US "aggression."
ConflictsNovember 5, 2017
A market in ruins following the airstrike

Saudi-led coalition airstrike kills over 25 in Yemen market

A suspected airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen killed at least 26 people in Saada.
ConflictsNovember 1, 2017
Cholera in Yemen

Hunger and disease hit Yemen hard

While the world is focused on resolving crises in Syria and Iraq, the Yemen conflict is not receiving much attention.
SocietyOctober 14, 2017
Jemen Aden Präsidentschaftspalast Autobombe

Saudi Arabia prefers no UN Yemen war crime probe

Riyadh would not oppose an UN inquiry, but says that any probe would face "tremendous obstacles in terms of access."
ConflictsSeptember 13, 2017
Jemen Saudi-Arabische Truppen

Saudis intercept Houthi missile fired at Riyadh

The missile launch came just hours ahead of US President Donald Trump's arrival in the Saudi capital.
ConflictsMay 20, 2017
Pakistan General Raheel Sharif

Pakistan on collision course with Iran?

Pakistan has reportedly approved the appointment of its former army chief as the head of a Saudi-led military alliance.
PoliticsApril 25, 2017
Jemen Kinder zwischen Ruinen in Sanaa

Pledging conference for Yemen

A donors' conference in Geneva aims to drum up billions to ease the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn Arab nation.
ConflictsApril 25, 2017
Jemen Milizen entfernen Landminen platziert von Houthi-Rebellen

Banned landmines widely used in Yemen

The use of landmines threatens the return of millions of displaced people to their homes.
ConflictsApril 20, 2017
Jemen Leid der Kinder Flüchtlingslager bei Sanaa

Yemen’s shameful war

The world can no longer look away from the conflict in Yemen, says DW's Matthias von Hein.
ConflictsApril 1, 2017
Jemen Huthi Demonstration

Solidarity with Yemeni rebels

Hundreds of thousands of people in Sanaa have taken to the streets to show their support for Houthi insurgents.
PoliticsMarch 26, 2017
Jemen Kinder Hunger

Yemen conflict leaves trail of death

Yemen is on the brink of collapse two years since a Saudi-led intervention against Houthi rebels.
ConflictsMarch 24, 2017
Jemen Kampfhubschrauber tötet offenbar Dutzende Flüchtlinge

Helicopter gunfire kills Somali refugees

At least 42 Somalis have died after gunfire from a helicopter struck their boat off Hodeida's coast in Yemen.
ConflictsMarch 17, 2017
Saudi-König Salman trifft sich mit dem US-Generalsekretär Antonio Guterres in Riyadh

UN chief pleads for renewed peace talks on Yemen

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the suffering of the Yemeni people "breaks my heart."
ConflictsFebruary 12, 2017