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Are Yemen’s non-Houthi groups seeking US support to attack the Houthis?

Yemenis brandish drone replicas and rifles during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip, and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Houthi-run capital, Sanaa, on May 2, 2025 [Mohammed Huwais/AFP]

Anti-Houthi factions in Yemen could be vying for US support to attack the movement’s territory, analysts and experts told Al Jazeera, following intensified air strikes on Houthi targets by the United States.

The war in Yemen has largely been frozen for the last three years. Still, groups aligned with the Yemeni government have started signalling that they could launch operations against areas controlled by the pro-Iranian Houthis, including the crucial port of Hodeidah.

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