Yemen's Houthis Are Ramping Up Their Weapons Capability

(Wall Street Journal) Asa Fitch - In three years of war between Yemen's Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led military coalition, the rebels have fired more than 100 missiles at Saudi territory. Many Soviet and North Korean missiles fell into the hands of the Houthis when they took over parts of Yemen in 2014. In 2016, longer-range missiles began to appear. The Saudis say the missiles come from Iran in pieces through the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, and are welded back together by the Houthis.


2018-04-26 00:00:00

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