Today, on the ninth anniversary of the Houthis taking control of Yemen’s
capital, Sanaa, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published the first report
in a series exploring the activities of the Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim armed
religious and political movement.





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New CEP Report: How The Houthis Funded Terror Groups After Seizing Yemen’s
Capital


(New York, N.Y.) — Today, on the ninth anniversary of the Houthis
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Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published the first
report in a series exploring the activities of the Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim
armed religious and political movement. This report,The Houthis and
U.S.-Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations,examines how the Houthis have
facilitated financial support to Hezbollah and Hamas, and explores the extent
to which Houthi government officials, corporations, and private individuals
have been similarly involved.



To read the CEP report, The Houthis and U.S.-Designated Foreign Terrorist
Organizations,please click here
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In 2019, the Houthi-run Radio Sam FM launched a grassroots fundraiser to
supportHezbollah <[link removed]>, using the Yemen Post banking
system—a governmental body overseen by Minister Misfer Abdullah al-Numeir—to
collect hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars to be gifted to Hezbollah’s
Secretary-GeneralHassan Nasrallah
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Houthis also solicited and collected $4 million from Yemeni donors to support
“Palestinian resistance” organizations—including terrorist groupsHamas
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Nevertheless, Houthi leaders have escaped U.S. sanctions.



Under Executive Order 13224, which “authorizes the U.S. government to block
the assets of individuals and entities that provide support, services, or
assistance to, or otherwise associate with, terrorists and terrorist
organizations designated under the Order,” Houthi leaders should be held
accountable.



Such action would also constrain Yemeni entities that have aided and abetted
these Houthi-directed activities. As detailed in the report, this includes
Al-Masirah, the Houthis’ premier media outlet; Houthi-run Radio Sam FM; Houthi
Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology Misfer Al-Numeir;
Yemen Post; and Yemeni telecom corporation Yemen Mobile, a leader in the Yemeni
telecommunications industry, which the United Nationsdescribed
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as “a major source of revenue for the Houthi authorities” and is estimated to
be providing the group at least tens of millions of dollars annually—a
significant amount given Yemen’s GDP per capita is below $700.



Even though sums provided by the Houthi movement to Hezbollah and Hamas may
seem minor in comparison to the groups’ total operating budget, the series of
fundraising campaigns signify increased collaboration among the terrorist
groups.



To read the CEP report, The Houthis and U.S.-Designated Foreign Terrorist
Organizations,please click here
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