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Houthi

Houthi

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A political and armed movement in Yemen
  • proper noun
: movimiento hutí
  • The Saudi-backed government in Yemen is fighting Houthi rebels, as well as al-Qaida forces.
  • Houthi rebels
  • Houthi rebels in Yemen
  • Houthi fighters

Examples

  • A part of this is due to the Houthi Red Sea attacks, because shipping by sea has become extremely expensive and dangerous.

  • And then we have and and they've titled it the Houthi PC small group.

  • Houthi fighters soon took control of a mountain overlooking the district capital, and about a month later had seized control of various government centers in the district.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Al-Yadoomi also spoke about Islah-Houthi relations, saying the relationship exists only on the level of Change Squares and that they are not free of tension.

    Blog text (2)

  • (n73) Chris Harnisch, "A Critical War in a Fragile Country: Yemen's Battle with the Shiite al-Houthi Rebels," IranTracker, Aug. 31, 2009.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The U.N. Security Council imposed an arms embargo today against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen.

  • Iran says it is not providing military assistance to the Houthi rebels, who helped depose the president.

Surface Forms

Houthi main

Etymology

Houthi was given to the movement because it was led by the al-Houthi family from the area called Houth, and the Arabic ending -i shows 'from'. So the Houthi movement is the political and armed group in Yemen that takes its name from that family.