The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday labelled the Houthis as a terrorist group for the first time. The council also imposed an arms embargo on Houthis.
The Houthi group is an Islamist political and armed group ofYemen. The council agreed to expand a targeted U.N. arms embargo on several
Houthi leaders to the whole group to limit the capacity of the Houthis to
conduct cross-border attacks in Saudi Arabia by expanding an arms embargo to
the entire group.
The group has been classified as a terrorist group because
of its recent attacks on Gulf countries. The Houthis launched attacks against
Saudi Arabia in recent weeks. The council condemned a series of attacks by the
Houthis.
Crimes
against civilians in Yemen
Since 2004, crimes and human rights violations committed by
the Houthi militia against civilians have increased in Yemen. The group is
responsible for kidnappings, torture of prisoners, bombings of houses and
trees. Reportedly, the Houthis plant mines randomly, without differentiating
between military or civilian sites. Mine explosions near homes, schools,
mosques, and markets have been a daily occurrence in Yemen. Crimes committed
against women are severe which include murder, maiming, detention, kidnapping
and sexual violence.
Attacks
against Saudi Arabia
A Saudi-led, United States-backed coalition, intervened in
Yemen in 2015 to push back the rebels after the Houthis ousted the government
from the country. The coalition wanted to restore the Gulf-backed government of
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Cross-border attacks have been a
regular occurrence since the coalition’s 2015 intervention in Yemen’s civil
war. The coalition has been fighting the Houthis for seven years.
The Houthis also recruited children to fight battles for
them. Many children died in Amran, Hajjah, Hodeida, Dhamar, Ibb, Saada, and
Sanaa during fights. Houthis also launched indiscriminate ballistic missiles
into Saudi Arabia. The US also condemned the terrorist attack by the Houthis
that struck the commercial airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia, injuring at least a
dozen innocent civilians.
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