...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
's Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
-controlled coup administration, died on Sunday, according to conflicting reports on the cause of death, the al-Arabiya channel reported.
Citing undisclosed Houthi officials, the report says that al-Shami died of COVID-19-related complications after being treated in a hospital in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, alongside Houthi Prime Minister Abdulaziz bin Habtour and other infected Houthi officials.
The Houthi Planning Minister, Abdulaziz Alkumaim, confirmed the death of al-Shami in a Facebook post, but did not provide any details on the cause of death.
During the course of the conflict in Yemen, Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
drew up a list of 40 members of the rebel leadership, topped by Abdul Malek al-Houthi, promising rewards for information leading to their capture. For the elimination or information on the location of Zakaria al-Shami, number 4 on the list, the Saudis promised to pay a reward of $20 million.