Farea Al-Muslimi
middle East and North Africa Programme
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Everyone continues to underestimate the Houthis’ military power,
- said Farea al-Muslimi, a Yemen expert at London’s Chatham House think-tank,Irish Timesirishtimes.com/world/middle…
I think we will see the Saudis react even more aggressively than they have been doing,
- said Farea Al-Muslimi, a Yemen specialist at Chatham House, a London-based research group, after the latest attacksThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/10…
They've achieved the military objective of isolating Taiz from Aden, even if they haven't fully taken control of it,
- Farea Al-Muslimi, a research fellow at the Chatham House think tank, told AFPBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
It is impossible for the government to regain momentum unless it manages to reclaim Bab al-Mandab,
- Al-Muslimi said,Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
In Taiz, in my opinion, the Houthis do not need to control it as long as they besiege it, and in reality, they will not try to control it because it is a burden more than an opportunity,
- Al-Muslimi notedAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
But I think they [the Houthis] have become more valuable than Hezbollah could ever be,
- says Farea al-Muslimi, a research fellow focused on Yemen at UK think tank Chatham HouseDeutsche Welledw.com/en/iran…
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