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Red Sea crisis: What missiles and drones do the Houthis have?
Daniel Tester9/29/2026

A rapid offensive by Yemen’s Houthis has intensified the country’s civil war and caused chaos in global oil markets. The group, which has controlled much of northern Yemen for over a decade, has seized fresh territory from the pro-government forces and threatened shipping traffic, notably that of Saudi Arabia , in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the maritime chokepoint linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. With few signs of military formality, the group has often been described in international media as a " ragtag fighting force ".
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