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The Houthi movement[a] (/ˈhuːθi/; Arabic: الحوثيون al-Ḥūthīyūn [al.ħuː.θiː.juːn]), officially known as Ansar Allah (أنصار الله ʾAnṣār Allāh, lit. 'Supporters of God') is a Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from the Saada Governorate of Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaidi Shias,[7] with the namesake leadership being drawn largely from the Houthi tribe.[75] Under the leadership of Zaidi religious leader Hussein al-Houthi, the Houthis emerged as an opposition movement to Yemen's then-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. They accused him of corruption and criticized him for being backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States.[55] Hussein accused Saleh of seeking to please the United States' interests at the expense of the Yemeni people[76] and Yemen's sovereignty.[77] In 2003, the Houthis' official slogan, following in the footsteps of Lebanese Shia political and military organization Hezbollah, became the group's trademark: "God is the Greatest, D

Houthis - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Houthi movement ) Shia Islamist organization in Yemen This article is about the Yemeni Islamist political and military organization. For the Arab tribe in northern Yemen, see Banu Houth . For the Yemeni family that makes up the movement's leadership, see Al-Houthi family . "Ansar Allah" redirects here. For other uses, see Ansar Allah (disambiguation) . {{Cite web |date=28 February 2015 |title=The rise of Yemen's Houthi rebels |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31645145 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

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