Daily Memo: Houthis Signal Readiness for Major Escalation

The balance of power has shifted in its favor, the Yemen-based movement said.

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Ready for escalation. The balance of power has shifted in favor of Yemen’s Houthi movement, and the group is prepared for a major escalation with the Saudi-led coalition, according to Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, a member of the Houthis’ supreme political council. The group’s protracted struggle has strengthened and modernized its forces, he said. A representative […]

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