Dubai, March 18, 2025 (AFP) - 'Resilent fighters': why Yemen's Huthis are no pushover for US

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2025-03-18
US military, be warned: after years of fighting in rugged terrain and weathering thousands of air strikes, Yemen's Huthi rebels are not to be taken lightly, experts say. Despite a heavy US bombardment announced by President Donald Trump that left dozens dead, the battle-hardened, Iran-backed Huthis remain defiant, and with good reason. The group from the mountainous north, which controls swathes of impoverished Yemen, has withstood a decade of wa......
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