"The al Houthi Insurgency in the North of Yemen: An Analysis of the Shabab al Moumineen" | His brothers , , and Abdul-Karim are leaders of the rebels as were his late brothers Ibrahim and Abdulkhalik |
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Al-Houthi, who was a one-time rising political aspirant in Yemen, had wide religious and tribal backing in northern Yemen's mountainous regions | The disciple also claimed that al-Houthi had close relationships with , Supreme Leader of Iran, and , 's leader |
Death [ ] On 18 June 2004, Yemeni police arrested 640 of his followers, who were demonstrating in front of the.
Preceded by Post-Created June 2004 — September 2004 Succeeded by | He was instrumental in the against the government, which began in 2004 |
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The previous government of Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had stepped down in 2012 after the , originally buried al-Houthi in 2004 at the Sana'a central to prevent his from becoming a for the Zaidis | Manuel Almeida 8 October 2014 |
Legacy [ ] On 5 June 2013, tens of thousands of Yemeni Shias attended the reburial of the remains of al-Houthi in , where armed rebels were deployed in large numbers.
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