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Yemen gov’t accuses IRGC, Hezbollah of sending 21 experts to back Houthis

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Major-General Ibrahim Haidan detailed that 14 Iranian operatives and seven Hezbollah members are spread across areas including Sanaa, Hodeidah, and Saada. These personnel are allegedly assisting the Houthis with electronic warfare, ballistic missiles, and autonomous naval weaponry targeting maritime corridors. The warnings coincide with active combat across five provinces following the Houthis' recent capture of the western Red Sea coast. Yemen's leadership has urged the international community to strictly enforce United Nations arms embargoes to curb these destabilizing activities.

Key points

  • Foreign technical backing is allegedly expanding Houthi capabilities to disrupt navigatio…: Foreign technical backing is allegedly expanding Houthi capabilities to disrupt navigation in the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
  • Yemen's internationally recognized authorities are calling for global enforcement of Unit…: Yemen's internationally recognized authorities are calling for global enforcement of United Nations arms embargoes against the Houthis.
  • The accusations emerge as renewed fighting across five provinces undermines the ceasefire…: The accusations emerge as renewed fighting across five provinces undermines the ceasefire established in 2022.

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Interior Ministry alleges experts from Iranian force and Lebanese group work with Houthis to build military capabilities.

Yemen’s internationally recognised government has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, of deploying 21 experts to help the Houthis plan and direct military operations in the country.

Interior Minister Major-General Ibrahim Haidan said in a statement on Tuesday that 14 members of the group are from the IRGC and seven from Hezbollah.

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The experts’ roles show that foreign involvement has moved from financing, arming and training to “direct supervision and participation in planning and managing operations and building military capabilities”, said Haidan.

The statement added that eight of the experts are in Hodeidah, four in Sanaa, four in Saada, two in Hajjah, two in Amran and…

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