Emily Milliken

Experts react: Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. What’s next for Syria, the Middle East, and the world? Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been ousted as opposition forces quickly took Damascus. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.

Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. How did this happen so swiftly after such a long period of stasis in Syria’s thirteen-year civil war?

Read insights from Atlantic Council experts on what’s next for Syria and the region.

Experts react: Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. What’s next for Syria, the Middle East, and the world? Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been ousted as opposition forces quickly took Damascus. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.

The fall of the Assad regime has elevated the #Houthis importance to Iran. However, the takeover could disrupt Iranian supply chains that provide the group with weapons or reignite the war in Yemen.

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What Russia, Iran, and the Houthis get out of Moscow recruiting Yemeni mercenaries Cooperation between the Houthis and Moscow is deepening. What does that mean for the group’s position in Iran’s network of allies and Tehran’s relations with Russia?

Russian armed forces have reportedly recruited hundreds of Yemeni men into their ranks.

“For Moscow, cooperation with the Houthis offers several benefits beyond simply offsetting battlefield losses in Ukraine,” writes @emilymprzy.bsky.social.

What Russia, Iran, and the Houthis get out of Moscow recruiting Yemeni mercenaries Cooperation between the Houthis and Moscow is deepening. What does that mean for the group’s position in Iran’s network of allies and Tehran’s relations with Russia?

The presence of Yemeni mercenaries in Russia reflects a larger trend of burgeoning relations between Moscow & the Houthis. However, this relationship should not be interpreted as a full-fledged strategic alliance.

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Yemen’s Houthis targeted Israeli air base with hypersonic missile: Spokesperson Group says it targeted Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel with hypersonic missile - Anadolu Ajansı

The Houthis claim that they targeted the Nevatim air base with their so-called "hypersonic missile".
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How Will The Trump Administration Handle The Houthis? Yemen’s rebel group is squarely in the sights of the incoming administration’s “Iran hawks.”

With Rubio and Waltz at his side, the Trump admin will likely reinstate the #Houthis FTO designation and may employ a combination of strikes on high-ranking Houthi leaders & military sites to weaken the group.

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London-Based Saudi Daily: Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Forcibly Recruits Hundreds Of African Immigrants For Military Courses To Bolster Fighting For 'Liberation' Of Palestine The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. On November 14, 2024, the London-based Saudi...

The #Houthis are recruiting African immigrants, including children & the elderly, into military camps with coercion and brainwashing. They have arrested & transferred over 3,480 immigrants in 2024, seriously bolstering their forces amid their campaign against Israel.

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New intimidation tactic: Houthis begin emailing threats to German shipping companies The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists, who have launched numerous maritime attacks over the past year, have added a new tactic to their arsenal: Emails.

The Houthis, which have reportedly made millions by tolling private shipping companies, have started emailing threats to private companies that operate out of Israeli ports and/or transport their cargo through the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.
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Wrapping up a successful first day at #COP29 in Baku.

Exclusive: Houthi arsenal shocks the Pentagon's top weapons buyer Houthi rebels have for a year used explosive drones and missiles to strangle the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Much more needs to be done to frustrate Iran’s provision of sophisticated weapons to its proxies

Pentagon shocked by Houthi weapons with "amazing" capabilities

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Interesting commentary from local Yemeni sources on Trump admin 2.0. In particular, a pro-gov soldier commented that Trump's return could mean "a military breakthrough in Yemen", particularly if the US cooperates with the PLC.

Significantly, the Syrian company has allegedly provided the Houthis with millions of dollars per month.

The US has sanctioned 26 companies, individuals & vessels associated with a Syrian company accused of generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the #IRGC Quds Force and the #Houthis through the sale of Iranian oil to Syria and China.

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