Yemen gov’t accuses IRGC, Hezbollah of sending 21 experts to back Houthis
Summary
Yemen’s internationally recognised government accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon’s Hezbollah of sending 21 experts to assist Houthi military operations. Interior Minister Ibrahim Haidan said the experts are spread across six locations and work in areas including missiles, drones and naval operations. The accusation comes amid renewed fighting after a period of relative calm under a 2022 ceasefire.Key Facts
- Haidan said 14 of the experts are members of the IRGC and seven are from Hezbollah.
- The government said eight experts are in Hodeidah, four in Sanaa, four in Saada, two in Hajjah, two in Amran and one in Khokha.
- The listed areas of expertise include command and control, ballistic missiles, drones, electronic warfare and naval operations.
- Haidan said the alleged activities threaten shipping in the Bab al-Mandeb strait and the Red Sea.
- He called on the international community to designate the Houthis a terrorist organisation and enforce UN arms embargoes.
- Government forces and allied fighters are battling the Houthis in five provinces, according to the article.
- The renewed fighting has ended relative calm that followed a 2022 ceasefire; Yemen’s civil war began in 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa.
- Iran says the Houthis act independently, while the Houthis acknowledge an alliance with Iran and deny being its proxy. Hezbollah has rejected having a role in Yemen’s war.
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