Houthi movement
Islamist political and military organization in Yemen
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| 2024 | Reports emerge of the Houthis using Chinese-made weapons to attack shipping in the Red Sea, with an alleged arrangement allowing Chinese ships safe passage through the region. |
| 2024 | IRGC and Hezbollah commanders were reported to be actively involved on the ground in Yemen, overseeing and directing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping. |
| 2024 | Two China-based companies were sanctioned by the United States for providing dual-use materials and components to the Houthis, enabling the manufacture and deployment of advanced missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) against U.S. and allied interests. |
| September 2024 | Houthis fired the Palestine-2 missile at Israel, landing near Ben Gurion Airport after traveling a significant distance in 11 minutes. |
| August 2024 | Yemeni border customs seized 800 Chinese-made drone propellers in a shipment intended for the Houthis. The Houthis also purchased Hydrogen Fuel Cylinders from Chinese suppliers to enhance their drones' range and payload capabilities. |
| August 2024 | Middle East Eye reports that Russian GRU personnel are stationed in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen to assist the militia in attacks on merchant ships. |
| July 2024 | The Wall Street Journal reports US officials detected Russia's potential plan to arm Houthis with advanced anti-ship missiles through Iranian smuggling routes, but the plan was not executed due to US and Saudi Arabian pushback. |
| July 2024 | Newsweek reports Houthis possess Russian-made P-800 Oniks missiles, likely transferred via Syria and Iran. |
| July 2024 | The United States and Israel imposed new sanctions on the Houthis, which the Houthis dismissed as 'pathetic and powerless'. |
| July 20 2024 | Israeli military conducted a retaliatory strike on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah in response to the previous day's drone attack. |
| July 19 2024 | Houthi militants launched a drone attack on an apartment building near the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring 10 others. The drone was not intercepted, with Israel attributing this to human error, and the Houthis claiming the drone could evade the Iron Dome defense system. |
| June 2024 | Houthis unveiled the Palestine-2 missile, claimed to be locally made but resembling Iranian missile designs. |
| January 2024 | The United States and United Kingdom conducted airstrikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen. |
| December 2023 | The United States and several Western allies launched maritime operations in the Red Sea to counter Houthi attacks on ships and protect shipping routes, though the campaign was largely ineffective. |
| October 2023 | Israel intercepted a surface-to-surface long-range ballistic missile and two cruise missiles fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, marking Israel's first operational use of the Arrow system for intercepting ballistic missiles. |
| October 19 2023 | Houthis fired a barrage of rockets and drones into Israeli territory, demanding an end to Israel's invasion of Gaza. The projectiles were intercepted by Israel's Arrow missile defense system and failed to hit their targets. |
| 2022 | Houthis unveiled long-range anti-ship missiles provided by Iran during a parade, including Noor, Qader, Khalij Fars, and other anti-ship rockets. |
| January 17 2022 | Houthis conducted missile and drone attacks on UAE industrial targets, killing three foreign workers - their first admitted attack resulting in deaths. |
| 2021 | Houthi drone attacks peaked, with many targeting Saudi Arabia. |
| April 2021 | Iran's intelligence vessel Saviz was damaged in an Israeli limpet mine attack while providing intelligence to the Houthis. |
| 2019 | Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei openly announced 'spiritual' support for the Houthi movement during a personal meeting with Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdul Salam in Tehran, amid ongoing conflicts in Aden. |
| 2019 | The Houthis were reported to have repeatedly used a drone nearly identical to Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company's Ababil-T drone in strikes against Saudi Arabia. |
| September 14 2019 | Houthis claimed responsibility for the Abqaiq–Khurais attack, targeting Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia. |
| June 2019 | Saudi-led coalition reported that Houthis had launched 226 ballistic missiles during the insurgency. |
| June 2019 | Houthis unveiled multiple suicide drones: Sammad-2, Sammad-3, and Qasif-2K. |
| August 7 2018 | IRGC commander Nasser Shabani claimed responsibility for directing Houthis to strike two Saudi oil tankers, though the IRGC later denied the statement. |
| May 2018 | The United States imposed sanctions on Iran's IRGC, designating it a terrorist organization for supporting the Houthis, including assistance in manufacturing ballistic missiles used in attacks on Saudi cities and oil fields. |
| 2017 | Houthis used a water-borne improvised explosive device (WBIED) converted from a UAE-donated patrol craft to attack the Saudi frigate Al Madinah. |
| December 4 2017 | Houthis killed Ali Abdullah Saleh at his house in Sanaa after he declared a split from their alliance. |
| November 28 2017 | Armed clashes began in Sanaa as the alliance between Saleh and the Houthis broke down. |
| March 2017 | Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds Force, met with the IRGC to discuss strategies for 'empowering' the Houthis, agreeing to increase support through training, arms, and financial assistance. The IRGC also altered shipping routes to avoid naval patrols while continuing to supply equipment. |
| October 1 2016 | Houthi Navy successfully hit the UAE Navy's HSV-2 Swift hybrid catamaran with a C-801/C-802 anti-ship missile fired from a shore battery, causing severe damage that led to the ship's decommissioning. |
| April 2016 | The U.S. Navy intercepted a large Iranian arms shipment, seizing thousands of AK-47 rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and 0.50-caliber machine guns, believed to be headed to Yemen. |
| 2015 | Houthis took over Yemen, losing most naval assets during the Saudi-led intervention. Iran began supporting Houthis' naval capabilities by providing anti-ship missiles and constructing hidden truck-based launchers. |
| 2015 | Houthis took over Yemen, effectively destroying the Yemeni Navy's missile-carrying vessels and most patrol craft during the fight to secure the port city of Aden. |
| April 2015 | US National Security Council spokesperson Bernadette Meehan remarked that Iran does not exert command and control over the Houthis in Yemen. |
| April 8 2015 | US Secretary of State John Kerry stated on PBS Newshour that the US knew Iran was providing military support to the Houthi rebels in Yemen. |
| March 27 2015 | Saudi Arabia led a Gulf coalition airstrike in Yemen against the Houthis, with support from multiple countries and the United States. |
| February 6 2015 | Houthis officially took control of the Yemeni government, dissolving parliament and declaring their Revolutionary Committee as the acting authority. |
| January 20 2015 | Houthi rebels seized the presidential palace in Sanaa, with President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi present but unharmed. |
| September 2014 | Houthis took control of parts of Sanaa, including government buildings and a radio station. |
| 2013 | An Iranian vessel was intercepted carrying significant military equipment including Katyusha rockets, surface-to-air missiles, RPG-7s, night vision goggles, and advanced artillery systems, which was en route to the Houthis. |
| 2013 | Photographs released by the Yemeni government show the United States Navy and Yemen's security forces seizing modern Chinese- or Iranian-made shoulder-fired, heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles, raising concerns about Iran arming the rebels. |
| November 9 2011 | Houthis gained control of two Yemeni governorates (Saada and Al Jawf) and were close to taking over a third governorate (Hajjah). |
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