Houthis

Yemen's most volatile regions are among those hardest hit by drought and government neglect - are at the heart of most of those conflicts, especially the war between the government and Shi'ite rebels, known as Houthis, that is being waged in the northern province of Sa'ada.

TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

The Shiite rebels are often referred to as Houthis after the cleric Hussein Badr Eddin al-Houthi who led the 2004 uprising and was killed later that year.

The Daily Star > News Feed 2009

Some residents of the area complain that sectarian tensions in the region have risen as a result of the Saudi-run and funded schools, and helped ignite recent bouts of fighting between rebels, known as the Houthis, and the central government.

In New Face of the Opposition, Reflections of the Old Regime Margaret Coker 2011

A year earlier, they were convinced that Iran was stoking a rebellion in Yemen's north among a Shiite-dominated rebel group known as the Houthis.

The New Cold War Bill Spindle 2011

Mr. Saleh's government has also been fighting an insurgency in northern Yemen led by Shiite rebels, called the Houthis, though a cease-fire has held since the middle of last year.

Clinton Advocates Changes in Yemen Jay Solomon 2011

Riyadh briefly invaded Yemen last year to contain a rebel movement, known as the Houthis, which shares Tehran's Shiite faith and Arab states allege has received funding and arms from Iran.

U.S. Reacts to Fear of Iran's Rising Clout Jay Solomon 2011

The rebels, known as Houthis after their leader Abdel Malek al-Houthi, complain of discrimination by the government and announced their support for anti-government protests in early February.

msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

The rebels, known as Houthis after their leader Abdel Malek al-Houthi, complain of discrimination by the government and announced their support for anti-government protests in early February.

Reuters: Top News 2011

Beginning in 2004, in fighting that was largely invisible to the outside world, President Ali Abdullah Saleh sent his armies to vanquish a group of rebels known as the Houthis, after the clan of their leader.

NYT > Home Page By KAREEM FAHIM 2011

A source close to the Shi'ite rebels known as Houthis said fighters from a Sunni group known as the Salafi attacked the rebels overnight in Hajja and in the Kataf area of Saada province, an area that has seen intense sectarian fighting in recent months.

Reuters: Press Release 2012