Latest "Houthis" stories

Then-Maj. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, now Air Forces Central Command boss, talks with 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen during a tour Sept. 11, 2021, of an undisclosed military location somewhere in Southwest Asia. (Master Sgt. Traci Keller/Air Force)

Fewer troops in CENTCOM? No problem, says 3-star air boss

“How do we share information? How do we share intelligence? How do we gain a common understanding with each other?” Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

US troops sheltered, fired Patriot missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE

The acknowledgement by the White House and Pentagon late Monday represent a widening American involvement in Yemen’s yearslong war.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Howard Altman

22 months ago

US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen

The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey discovered the weapons aboard what the Navy described as a stateless dhow.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Yemeni rebels claim they have shot down a US-made drone

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they shot down a U.S.-made drone on Friday along the border with Saudi Arabia, according to a statement by the group's spokesman.

4 years ago

Amid rising tensions in the Gulf, bomb-laden drone targets Saudi airport

The attack on the Saudi city of Najran came after Iran announced it has quadrupled its uranium-enrichment production capacity, though still at a level far lower than needed for atomic weapons.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Yemen’s rebels say they left Hodeida port, claim disputed

The handover was supposed to be the first in a series of confidence-building measures agreed to in Sweden that could pave the way for a political settlement of Yemen's 4-year-old war pitting the rebels known as Houthis against the internationally recognized government backed since 2015 by a Saudi-led coalition.

5 years ago