Attacks on Saudi Arabian critical infrastructure and civilians in the region
are increasing in frequency as the United States reduces its support fo


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Houthis Increase Attacks Amid Decreased U.S. Support for Arab Coalition

 

(New York, N.Y.) – Attacks
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on Saudi Arabian critical infrastructure and civilians in the region are
increasing in frequency
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as the United Statesreduces its support
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for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthis have claimed
responsibility for a wave of cross-border attacks, including ballistic missile
attacks on an Aramco petroleum distribution center over the weekend. The most
recent assaults follow aU.N. investigation
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that determined the Houthis were responsible for a deadly December 2020 attack
on a Yemeni airport, which resulted in the death of at least 22 people. Houthi
officials have warned that its strikes would continue. Despite its decreased
support for the anti-Houthi coalition, the United States hascondemned
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called for a cessation of violence.

 

Yemen remains locked in a sectarian civil war between the Houthis, the United
Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), and the
internationally recognized Yemeni government. The Houthis began taking control
of parts of the country in mid-2014. In 2015, the threat to the Yemeni
government prompted the intervention of a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states,
including five Gulf Arab states, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and Sudan. The ongoing
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233,000 people. Almost four million others have been displaced since 2014,
according to the United Nations.

 

Iran’s relationship with the Houthi rebels in Yemen offers Iran a staging
ground to attack Saudi Arabia. Since 2015, the Houthis have used Yemeni
territory under their control as launching pads to fire more than 100 missiles
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 and drones
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 at the Kingdom. Such strikes have landed on multiple cities, including the
Saudi capital of Riyadh. In one of the most serious attacks on the oil giant
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 in recent years, in September 2019, the Houthis knocked out more than half the
country’s oil output for days with a missile attack on a refinery.

 

To read CEP’s Houthis resource, please click here
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To read CEP’s Yemen resource, please click here
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