The Associated Press published on 1 October 2025 an article titled "Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim Missile Attack on Dutch-flagged Ship in the Gulf of Aden" by Jon Gambrell.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have attacked with a Cruise missile a Dutch-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden on 1 October, leaving it ablaze and adrift. The 19 crew members evacuated the ship.
Nanyang Technological University posted on 26 September 2025 an article titled "Somalia to Launch Satellite Launch in Partnership with Turkey."
The Turkish Space Agency is constructing a spaceport on Somalia's Indian Ocean coastline to be used for both rocket launches and the testing of long-range missile systems.
Military.com posted on 4 September 2025 an article titled "Suspected Attack by Yemen's Houthis Targets Ship in Red Sea After Missiles Fire on Israel" by Jon Gambrell.
Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted and nearly hit a ship in the Red Sea on 4 September. There have been other Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping in recent days.
The Wall Street Journal published on 10 July 2025 an article titled "Two Ships Desperately Tried to Fight Off Houthi Attacks. Help Never Arrived" by Benoit Faucon and Lara Seligman.
The article includes dramatic video coverage of two Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ships that Houthi rebels sank this week in the Red Sea. These attacks came two months after the United States announced a ceasefire with the Houthis following airstrikes on their positions in Yemen.
A senior US Defense Department official said Washington still considers the ceasefire to be in place so long as the Houthis are not firing at American ships.
The Wall Street Journal posted on 10 July 2025 a three-minute video of two ships sinking in the Red Sea following drone and missile attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Both ships are Liberian-flagged and Greek-owned. Benoit Faucon narrates the video.
The BBC published on 9 July 2025 an article titled "China Rejects German Claim It Targeted Military Plane with Laser" by Sean Seddon.
Germany officially protested to China that one of its warships in the Red Sea fired a laser beam at a German reconnaissance plane as it was contributing to European Union efforts to protect international shipping from Houthi missiles. China responded that the German account was "totally inconsistent with the facts known to the Chinese side."
Military Africa published on 2 July 2025 an article titled "Egypt Confirms Acquisition of Chinese HQ-9B Long-range Air Defence System" by Darek Liam.
Egypt is buying from China a long-range surface-to-air missile system designed to counter fighter jets, cruise missiles, and short-range ballistic missiles. Frustrated by Western restrictions on arms sales, Cairo is turning increasingly to China, which is positioning itself as a reliable supplier of weapons to countries in the Middle East.
CNN posted on 11 May 2025 an article titled "Israel Issues Evacuation Warnings for Yemen Ports after Vowing to 'Defend Itself by Itself'" by Eyad Kourdi and Oren Liebermann.
The Israeli Defense Fores warned people to evacuate the Yemeni ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif in anticipation of airstrikes following a missile fired by the Houthis at Israel. Israel is prepared to go it alone after the US ceasefire with the Houthis.
Reuters posted on 11 May 2025 an article titled "Israel Attacks Yemen's Hodeidah after Evacuation Warnings, Houthis Say."
The Houthi interior ministry said Israel struck the port of Hodeidah on 11 May.
CNN posted on 5 May 2025 an article titled "Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen for the First Time in Months, A Day After Tel Aviv Airport Attack" by Jeremy Diamond and Dana Karni.
Israeli aircraft attacked Houthi targets in Yemen on 5 May following a strike by a Houthi missile on Tel Aviv airport. So far, US, UK, and Israeli airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen have failed to stop Houthi missile and drone attacks aimed at international shipping and US naval ships in the Red Sea and against Israel.
Newsweek published on 2 May 2025 an article titled "U.S. War on the Houthis: Five Things to Watch" by Amira El-Fekki.
US airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen is the first major military operation ordered by the current Trump administration. The article identifies five key issues to watch for going forward.
Bloomberg published on 1 May 2025 an article titled "How the Houthi Red Sea Ship Attacks Upended Global Trade" by Alex Langley, Paul Wallace, and Caroline Alexander.
Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea have caused the biggest disruption to global trade since the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing many ships to reroute around the southern tip of Africa. Since November 2023, the Iranian-backed Houthis attacked more than 130 vessels in the Red Sea as of early March 2025. Traffic through the Red Sea is 71 percent lower than 2023 levels and insurance is as much as ten times higher.
Stars and Stripes published on 28 April 2025 an article titled "US Military Actions against Houthis Degrading Group's Attack Abilities, CENTCOM says" by Lara Korte.
The US Central Command says it has significantly degraded the ability of the Houthis to launch ballistic missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. At the same time, questions continue to be raised as to the overall effectiveness of Operation Rough Rider.
The National Interest published on 22 April 2025 an article titled "Is a Chinese Satellite Firm Helping the Houthis Target U.S. Ships?" by Brandon J. Weichert, senior national security editor at The National Interest.
Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGST), a Chinese satellite company, has been "directly aiding Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen by providing satellite imagery used to target U.S. and international vessels in the Red Sea," according to Tammy Bruce, the spokeswoman for the United States Department of State. CGST denies the allegation, although it was previously accused of assisting Russia's Wagner Group in 2023 during the Ukraine War. The Houthis have exempted from attack ships associated with China, Russia, and Iran.
The Associated Press published on 25 April 2025 an article titled "Houthi Rebels Have Shot Down 7 US Reaper Drones Worth $200 Million in Recent Weeks."
Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven US Reaper drones in less than six weeks, a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million at about $30 million each. US Central Command reported that the United States has struck more than 800 Houthi targets.
CNN published on 18 April 2025 an article titled "More than 70 Killed in US Airstrikes on Yemen Port, Houthis Say" by Kareem El Damanhoury and Mohammed Tawfeeq.
The US Central Command launched airstrikes April 17 on a fuel port in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah aimed at cutting off revenue to the Houthis. US airstrikes have pounded Houthi targets in Yemen since mid-March. Some Houthi missile attacks are continuing in the Red Sea and others aimed at Israel.
CNN published on 6 April 2025 an article titled "Far from Being Cowed by US Airstrikes, Yemen's Houthis May Be Relishing Them" by Nadeen Ebrahim and Tim Lister.
As the United States continues airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Houthis become more defiant. The senior Houthi military and political leadership remains intact according to analysts and so are at least some of its missile launching sites. The total cost of the US airstrikes is nearing $1 billion in just under three weeks. While Houthi capacity is being degraded, they have an extraordinarily high tolerance for pain and the only way to defeat the Houthis may be a ground invasion.
Comment: The Saudis and the Emiratis failed to subdue the Houthis in a lengthy war on the ground. Regional experts tend to agree that only an extensive and messy ground operation can subdue the Houthis. There is little chance the US is willing to undertake such an operation and there is no guarantee it would succeed if it tried. It may be time to reassess US policy in the Red Sea region.
The International Crisis Group has just posted a visual explainer titled "The Houthis' Red Sea Attacks Explained." It provides a nice visual summary of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea up to the recent response by the Trump administration.
Stars & Stripes published on 2 April 2025 an article titled "Suspected US Airstrikes in Yemen Kill at Least 4 People Near Hodeida, Houthi Rebels Say" by Jon Gambrell.
US airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen are continuing and additional air assets, including B-2 bombers, are being moved into the region. While no US warship has been struck, the U.S. Navy "has described the Houthi fire as the most intense combat its sailors have faced since World War II."
Comment: This situation continues to raise the question whether the Houthi drone and missile attacks can be defeated by airstrikes alone.
The Wall Street Journal published on 27 March 2025 an article titled "Houthis Weakened but Not Broken by First Round of Trump Strikes" by Saleh al-Batati, Carrie Keller-Lynn, and Sudarsan Raghavan.
The Trump administration's airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen have not yet achieved the US goal of deterring the US-designated terrorist group. Since the US airstrikes began on 15 March, the Houthis have launched missiles and drones at the USS Harry S. Truman, an aircraft carrier stationed in the Red Sea. Houthi missile launches are down but the Houthis have demonstrated in the past an ability to adapt to new challenges.
Foreign Policy published on 18 March 2025 a commentary titled "Trump Dramatically Escalates Military Strikes on Yemen's Houthis" by Keith Johnson and Rishi Ivengar.
Drawing on the views of military analysts, the authors question whether naval airpower can subdue the land-based Houthi movement in Yemen. You probably have to use ground forces, and the US has no stomach for that.
