US set to re-designate Houthis as terror group

Source: BBC

US set to re-designate Houthis as terror group

17 January 2024

By Matt Murphy
BBC News, Washington

The US is set to re-designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as "global terrorists", senior Biden administration officials have said.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will approve the move amid ongoing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed group.

The move will require US financial institutions to freeze Houthi funds and its members will be banned from the US.

It reverses Mr Blinken's 2021 decision to remove the Houthis from the list.

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This action was taken despite warnings from the UN and aid groups that it could push war-torn Yemen into a large-scale famine.

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