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Houthis

Arcs in the news about Houthis from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 447 stories · 3,715 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

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The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen

33 of 156 stories this year

Tanker Hit by Houthi Rebels that Threatened a Red Sea Oil Spill Has Been Salvaged · 5 articles, Jan 10Yemen's Houthis signal they'll now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli ships · 6 articles, Jan 20Yemen's Houthi Rebels Release Crew of Commercial Vessel Seized in Red Sea in November 2023 · 11 articles, Jan 22Trump designates Yemen’s Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization · 8 articles, Jan 22Trump administration again labels the Houthis a ‘foreign terrorist organization’ · 7 articles, Mar 4US strikes in Yemen kill 20 as Trump vows to end Huthi attacks · 13 articles, Mar 15Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 39 articles, Mar 15Trump threatens Houthi rebels that they'll be 'completely annihilated' as airstrikes pound Yemen · 58 articles, Mar 15Iran denies aiding Yemen's Houthi rebels after US strikes and threat from Trump · 14 articles, Mar 16New US strikes against Houthi rebels kill at least 1 in Yemen · 22 articles, Mar 24Suspected US Airstrikes Kill at Least 6 People in Yemen, Houthi Rebels Say · 9 articles, Apr 14US strikes on oil port in Yemen kill 74 people, Houthi rebels say · 27 articles, Apr 18US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say - The Daily Reporter · 20 articles, Apr 18Yemen's Houthi rebels report U.S. strikes in the capital and a coastal city · 5 articles, Apr 20Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks · 11 articles, Apr 25Yemen’s Houthis claim dozens killed in alleged US airstrike on prison holding African migrants · 12 articles, Apr 28US says it struck 800 targets in Yemen, killed 100s of Huthis since March 15 · 5 articles, Apr 28UK launches strikes against Houthis in Yemen, in first joint US operation under Trump · 14 articles, Apr 30Hegseth keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week for battle with Yemen’s Houthis · 6 articles, May 2Israel says it has disabled Yemen’s main airport with airstrikes against rebels · 46 articles, May 4Trump says US to stop strikes on Houthis in Yemen · 22 articles, May 6Israeli navy attacks Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida for first time in the conflict · 6 articles, Jun 10U.K. military: Crew abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship attacked in Red Sea · 5 articles, Jul 6Israel targets Yemen's Houthis with airstrikes after missile launched by rebel group · 18 articles, Jul 6Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, 6 of 25 aboard rescued · 10 articles, Jul 7Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, targeting Iran-backed Houthis · 23 articles, Aug 24Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemen’s capital · 37 articles, Aug 29Houthis storm UN buildings in Yemeni capital after Israel killed PM and other ministers · 9 articles, Aug 31Sirens fail as Houthi drone hits arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel, authorities say · 19 articles, Sep 7Israel strikes Yemen's Sanaa, Houthi-run Al Masirah TV says · 6 articles, Sep 10Israeli airstrikes on Yemen kill at least 35, Houthi officials say · 9 articles, Sep 10Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condition · 16 articles, Sep 24Chief of staff of Yemen Houthi rebel’s military dies from wounds suffered in Israeli airstrike · 8 articles, Oct 16
The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025The Signal chat leak of US strike plans on Yemen · Mar 24 – Dec 4, 2025

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Apr 22, 20240328
Apr 29, 202413215
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Jun 10, 2024610453
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Sep 2, 202405114
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Sep 16, 20241205
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Sep 30, 202417422
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Oct 14, 202429936
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Dec 23, 2024719648
Dec 30, 20241427
Jan 6, 20251205
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Jan 27, 202513201092
Feb 10, 202535517
Mar 3, 20250225
Mar 10, 20254141186
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Mar 24, 2025173711248
Mar 31, 2025415443
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Apr 21, 20251020599
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May 5, 2025132513128
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Aug 24, 20260011
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Sep 14, 2026346129388
Sep 21, 2026386831548
Sep 28, 202617516

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else16 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Houthis that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 23Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Oct 18– 19Yemen's Houthi Rebels Raid a UN Facility But all Staff Are Reported Safe9 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 31Iran-backed Houthis raid UN food and children’s agencies in Yemen, detain employee13 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. May 4Missile fired by Houthis halts flights in Israel ahead of Cabinet vote on intensifying Gaza war17 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 3 right
  5. Mar 21Iran1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Jan 24– 25UN chief says seven more workers detained by Huthi rebels in Yemen6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name Houthis

  1. Dec 26– 27Israel becomes first nation to recognize Somaliland – DW13 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 4 right
  2. Sep 25– 27Trump upbeat about ending Gaza war as 21-point peace plan takes shape11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. May 7Second fighter jet crashes into the sea after landing failure on USS Harry S. Truman41 articles · 31 independent sources
    4 left, 13 center, 6 right
  4. Apr 28– 29$60 million U.S. Navy jet fell overboard from aircraft carrier18 articles · 18 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 7 right
  5. Mar 25– 26What is Signal, the app used by officials to share attack plans?26 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 10 center, 1 right
  6. Mar 16– 21Judge calls Trump administration’s latest response on deportation flights ‘woefully insufficient’36 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 12 center, 3 right
  7. Mar 10– 12China, Iran, Russia conduct drills14 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  8. Feb 13USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea near Egypt18 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 5 right
  9. Jan 25– Feb 1Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners amid cease-fire103 articles · 46 independent sources
    13 left, 21 center, 10 right

Local coverage

  1. Jan 25Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says - The Daily Reporter8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
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