AX INTEL ANALYSIS: Yemen - rise of non-state actors
DATE: 23DEC2019
Throughout 2019, non-state actors in Yemen were able to strategically improve their overall positions by using tactical military interventions and mediation efforts to their advantage. In the North, the Iran-backed Houthi militia, which overthrew the government of Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in 2014, re-asserted their monopoly of violence over… Read More...Tags: yemen, houthi, saudi arabia, UN security council, terrorism
21/03/16 06:15 Filed in:
yemen | houthi | saudi arabia | syria | iranAX INTEL BULLETIN: Yemen - positive signs?
DATE: 21MAR2016
Weeks after scattered rumors of direct contacts between the Houthi and the Saudis, reports have emerged of a cease-fire deal. The agreement has yet to receive official confirmation, but calm was restored in parts of the country over the weekend, while fighting continued in… Read More...Tags: yemen, houthi, saudi arabia, syria, iran
AX INTEL ANALYSIS: Yemen - Houthi gains put Marib at serious risk
DATE: 16MAR2020
Just a week after Houthi rebels took control of al-Hazm, the capital of al-Jawf Province, on March 1, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths paid an unprecedented, one-day visit to the Houthis’ likely next target, oil-and-gas-rich Marib, reiterating the urgent need for de-escalation. “Fighting needs to stop now,” Griffiths said in a joint press conference with Marib Governor Sheikh Sultan al-Aradah. “We will either silence the guns and resume the political process, or we will… Read More...Tags: yemen, houthi, UN security council, saudi arabia
15/04/20 03:12 Filed in:
yemen | saudi arabia | houthi | iran | sudan | UAE | covid-19AX INTEL ANALYSIS: Yemen - Saudis see an exit but talks won’t resolve conflict
DATE: 15APR2020
During the Munich Security Conference in February 2020, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, signaled that the Saudi-Houthi backchannel talks were not “ready to move to the highest level.” However, the situation changed following the Houthi ballistic missile attack… Read More...Tags: yemen, saudi arabia, houthi, iran, sudan, UAE, covid-19
26/09/19 14:41 Filed in:
yemen | saudi arabia | iran | houthi | shiite | egypt | IRGCAX INTEL BULLETIN: Yemen - Background on the war
DATE: 26SEP2019
Many international commentators continue to present the war in Yemen through the lens of Saudi Arabian intervention or sectarian conflict. This narrative has even influenced the US Congress, where some members have passed legislation that rests on the assumption that the war is between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, rather than… Read More...Tags: yemen, saudi arabia, iran, houthi, shiite, egypt, IRGC
AX INTEL BULLETIN: Yemen - Cease fire ends today
DATE: 23APR2020
The two-week cease-fire declared by Saudi Arabia on 09APR is due to expire on April 23, not coincidentally the anticipated start of the holy month of Ramadan. The Saudis asserted at the outset that they were motivated by a desire to re-focus energies on combatting the threat of coronavirus in Yemen… Read More...Tags: yemen, saudi arabia, houthi, islam, UN security council
AX INTEL BULLETIN: Pakistan’s prime minister visits allies for aid
DATE: 29OCT2020
Later this week Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, will travel to China, the second foreign country he has visited since assuming office in August. The main purpose of his travel is the same as for his recent trip to Saudi Arabia: to acquire financial assistance to shore up a hemorrhaging Pakistan economy… Read More...Tags: china, pakistan, saudi arabia, economics, yemen