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The Houthis — Yemen’s Heroes

Posted: December 8th, 2015

By Nasser Arrabyee

Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sanaa and operator of the Yemen Alaan media company. He has written for several international publications, including the New York Times, Foreign Policy, the Majalla, Bloomberg News Agency, IRIN, Ahram Weekly, Gulf News, and the Yemen Observer. He is also the producer of four international documentaries about the wars in Yemen, and is currently authoring a book about conflict in Yemen from 2000 to 2015.

Nasser Arrabyee, a journalist based in Sanaa, Yemen, told The Cipher Brief that “al-Qaeda and ISIS are the biggest winners” from the ongoing war in Yemen. Furthermore, Arrabyee explained that Yemeni citizens have begun to view the Houthis as heroes defending against Saudi aggression.

The Cipher Brief: How do Yemeni citizens view the Houthis on the one hand, and the pro-government forcers on the other?

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