YEMEN: HOUTHIS RE-ENGAGE IN MARITIME ATTACKS AS RIVALS FRAGMENT AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE STALLS

   Tue, 15 July 2025

The Houthis have resumed missile strikes on Israeli-linked maritime assets after a temporary halt, exploiting ambiguity within their ceasefire framework with the US. Concurrently, the Houthis have deepened logistical cooperation with Al Shabaab, leveraging Somali-controlled coastal corridors to circumvent interdiction efforts and expand drone capabilities. Domestically, the suspension of US air operations has facilitated Houthi consolidation in northern Yemen, enabled reconstruction of logistical hubs, while exposing structural dysfunction within the anti-Houthi bloc.