Houthis Adapt Red Sea Tactics to Counter Allied Attacks

 Seatrade Maritime News published on 3 July 2024 an article titled "Houthi Tactics Take a Dangerous New Turn" by Nick Savvrides.  

Houthis in Yemen may be co-locating weapons, manufacturing and training facilities in the center of civilian populations to deter US and UK air strikes.  The Houthis have developed a robust infrastructure of arms manufacturing within Yemen in an effort to be less reliant on Iran.  They are also making greater use of unmanned surface vessels to attack commercial ships in the Red Sea.

Sudan, Iran and Israel?

Sudan reported an aerial attack on its Yarmouk weapons facility outside Khartoum on 24 October. It attributed the attack to Israeli aircraft; Israel has neither confirmed nor denied the attack. Iran has had a long standing military supply relationship with Sudan. Two Iranian warships were docked at Port Sudan on 29 October.

The Voice of America did an especially good summary of Iran's ties with Sudan in a piece by Michael Lipin that appeared on 31 October 2012.

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