The al Houthi Insurgency in the North of Yemen: An Analysis of the Shabab al Moumineen
@article{Freeman2009TheAH, title={The al Houthi Insurgency in the North of Yemen: An Analysis of the Shabab al Moumineen}, author={J. Freeman}, journal={Studies in Conflict & Terrorism}, year={2009}, volume={32}, pages={1008 - 1019} }
The Yemeni government has fought an insurgency in the north of Yemen against a group called the Shabab al Moumineen, (Believing Youth) since 2004. The insurgency is portrayed by the Yemeni government in the press as a localized phenomenon led by the single al Houthi family and state that their ranks have been decimated by near-continuous fighting. However, the al Houthi Insurgency, led by the Shabab al Moumineen, is far more than a localized uprising: it is a full-blown insurgency–and one that… CONTINUE READING
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