Casey Coombs

Non-Resident Fellow @SanaaCenter and independent journalist focusing on Yemen (mostly the Houthis), where I was based 2012-15.

[Casey Coombs @Macoombs]

Have a gander at my latest deep dive with ⁦@Mikeknightsiraq⁩ and ⁦@Aljbrnyadnan⁩ about who pulls which strings in the Houthi war machine. https://t.co/y8xqkR0l8p

[Ali Al-Sakani | علي السكني @Alsakaniali]

Ten years of #UAE influence and presence in #Yemen, undone by Saudi Arabia in days. The tides are turning.

[عدنان الجبرني @A_ALGABARNI]

لا شيء يجعل عبدالملك الحوثي متوتراً وقلقاً أكثر من رؤيته لهذه المساحة الخضراء من الخريطة وقد أوشكت أن تصبح بقرار واحد وقيادة واحدة..

من هنا يبدأ أفول "الربيع الحوثي" الذي صنعته أبوظبي بأطماعها وحرفها لمسار المعركة في اليمن منذ 2017.

[Basha باشا @BashaReport]

Signals from Sa'dah: Inside the Houthi Information War

From battlefield videos to zamil chants, mapping the media machine that powers Ansar Allah’s influence at home and abroad.

https://t.co/Va35QV3Hii
#Yemen

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

Harming women, much less abducting them, is a serious offense in #Yemen’s tribal culture

[عدنان الجبرني @A_ALGABARNI]

اهتمام إيراني واضح ببناء قدرات الدفاع جوي للحوثيين. هذه أجزاء منظومات دفاع جوي حديثة.

المفارقة أن ايران نفسها فشلت في استخدام هذه المنظومات أثناء الحرب الاسرائيلية عليها، خاصة في الأيام الأولى.

(الصور من الشحنة التي ضبطتها قوات المقاومة الوطنية لأسلحة ايرانية للحوثيين)

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

National Resistance Forces on #Yemen’s west coast captured a massive 750-ton weapons shipment from #Iran to the #Houthis, including missile systems, air defense equipment, drones, radars, wiretapping devices, sniper rifles, & more.

[عدنان الجبرني @A_ALGABARNI]

هذه أهم وأخطر عملية ضبط لشحنة تهريب اسلحة ايرانية للحوثيين سواء من حيث الكمية أو النوع.

سفينة جيهان عام 2013 كانت تحمل 48 طنا فقط واسلحة عادية باستثناء صواريخ سام يومها

[عدنان الجبرني @A_ALGABARNI]

موجّهات صادرة من الهيئة الاعلامية للحوثي للنشطاء:بوقف الحديث عن قضية #حنتوس والبحث موضوعات أخرى لإثارتها وإشغال الناس.

- وضوح مظلومية الشيخ وقوة موقفه؛ والكذب وتناقض وزيف اتهاماتهم، دفعهم للتوقف خشية فقدان المزيد من المتعاطفين -غير اليمنيين-الذين تعرفوا على جزء من حقيقة الجماعة

[Tomer Raanan @tldraanan]

A tanker acquired by the UN for $55m to prevent a massive oil spill off Yemen is essentially being used by the #Houthis as floating storage for Russian oil, while costs for running the vessel are still being fronted by the UN.

The UN purchased the VLCC Yemen in 2023 as part of an operation to salvage the oil on board FSO Safer, a 49-year-old floating storage unit that was in danger of sinking.

Both Yemen and the still floating FSO Safer are now under the effective control of the Houthis, the Iran-backed Yemeni militia group responsible for attacking over 100 ships since November 2023.

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With @Lloydslisted. Comments and insight from @Ndawsari and @ImRalby.

(img from @planet)

[Ali Al-Sakani | علي السكني @Alsakaniali]

Israeli airstrikes tonight reportedly hit Houthi-controlled ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Isa, along with power stations in Hodeidah Governorate.
#Yemen

[Basha باشا @BashaReport]

Hudaydah native @Basem_Ganani reports 56 missiles struck the ports and power station, while mocking Houthi air defenses
Yemen

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

#Houthis have resumed their #RedSea maritime attacks. No surprise there. The threat will only escalate unless there’s serious appetite by the Intl community to shift from short-term fixes to a strategic approach. There’s still time, but not much!
#MaritimeSecurity #Yemen #Iran

[Sadeq Al-Wesabi صادق الوصابي @sadeqalwesabi]

Houthis are going through their worst PR crisis since October 7th. Now, they’re desperately trying to cover up their latest heinous crime (the killing of 70-year-old Sheikh Saleh Hantous) and spread pathetic justifications and excuses to the few supporters they have left in the Arab world.

Overnight, many of their former sympathizers, people who once called them heroes, have turned on them, now labeling them as nothing more than militias and gangsters. For the Houthis, who spent years chasing regional and international sympathy, this is a serious setback.

[Aimen Dean @AimenDean]

Every time the IRGC finds itself cornered - regionally or globally - ISIS and al-Qaeda magically reappear. Pure coincidence, of course. Nothing to do with the IRGC. Just a fluke. A repeated, convenient, perfectly timed fluke. Let’s not be cynical. AQ is in Iran for sightseeing.🧐

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

It’s easy for non-Yemeni analysts to view the #Houthis through the lens of their own countries’ foreign policy biases. But for us Yemenis, we see them for what they are: terrorists. This boy was shot in the neck by a Houthi sniper while having breakfast in his own home

[Fatima Alasrar @YemeniFatima]

Was on @Channel8English when news of US strikes broke. The concern was blowback. But this isn’t the start of a war; it’s the culmination of months of targeting. Hezbollah weakened. IRGC commanders killed. Houthi missiles intercepted. Israel clipped IRGC's wings before attacking.

[Nadwa Dawsari @Ndawsari]

Is it a coincidence that those claiming there’s no evidence #Iran seeks nuclear weapons belong to the same school of thought that once falsely insisted Tehran wasn’t backing the #Houthis in #Yemen?
#IranIsraelConflict

[Fatima Alasrar @YemeniFatima]

The UN’s concern is fair. But for years, Iran used its nuclear program as a shield against accountability. The IRGC acted with impunity, the mess it caused in Syria & Yemen was a byproduct of that protected space. Carved out by diplomacy without enforcement. Fordow is what grew in the space where no one said “enough.”

[Ibrahim Jalal | إبراهيم جلال @IbrahimJalalYE]

The #IRGC gambled with #Trump & lost. 10 days after #Iran missed the 60-day ultimatum for a nuclear deal & a week after #Israel’s campaign, US jets hit Fordow, Natanz & Esfahan — shattering Tehran’s red lines. What Tehran tried to avoid through calibrated retaliation was unleashed by a negotiating miscalculation.

[المصدر أونلاين @almasdaronline]

منطقة الشرفين في محافظة حجة، التي كانت ذات يوم من أبرز الحواضن الاجتماعية والفكرية للحوثيين، بدأت اليوم تغلي بالسخط والدعوات إلى الثورة..

آلاف الشبان من أبنائها قُتلوا في حروب الجماعة، وها هي أسرهم تُكافأ بالجبايات والضرائب القاسية التي حرمتهم حتى من أرزاقهم، رغم وعود عبدالملك الحوثي وادعاءاته بالخوف على الناس.

اليوم، أبناء الشرفين، بما فيهم الهاشميون والمناصرون القدامى، يكفرون بالجماعة ويطالبون بثورة ضدها، في مؤشر على تفكك واحدة من أقوى حواضن الحوثيين وأشدها ولاءً..

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