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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samy Magdy and Hamza Fahmy

Yemen’s factions battling Iran-backed Houthis share a common enemy but not common goals

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Yemeni factions fighting the Iran-backed Houthis are united mainly in one thing — their opposition to the rebels who control the country’s north and have recently advanced along its Red Sea coastline.

But beyond that, the groups fighting under the banner of Yemen's internationally recognized government are divided by geography, foreign patronage and competing visions for what their country should look like if the Houthis are pushed back.

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