The CTC Sentinel published in June 2025 an analysis titled "Feature Commentary: An Assessment of Operation Rough Rider" by Gregory Johnsen, an expert on Yemen.
The United States carried out more than 1,100 airstrikes over 52 days this past spring against Houthi rebels in Yemen. This article provides an assessment of that campaign known as Operation Rough Rider. The US intelligence community reportedly concluded that the airstrikes caused "some degradation" but the Houthis were in a position to easily reconstitute, regroup, and rebound. The Red Sea crisis is far from over.
