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Feb 2024
44m 55s

From Hezbollah to the Houthis—Understand...

MODERN WAR INSTITUTE AT WEST POINT
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The Houthi movement in Yemen has launched dozens of attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea in recent months. Over the same period, militant groups have attacked US forces in the Middle East as many as 160 times—including the deadly drone attack against a base on Jordan’s border with Syria. And cross-border strikes between Hezbollah, operating from i ... Show More
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