by Al-Fassel | 2025-12-23

Millions of Yemenis face starvation and lack access to necessities as the Houthi movement pursues a destructive agenda of regional chaos.

Meanwhile, the Houthis divert critical resources to support Somali pirates and extremist groups, showcasing a blatant disregard for the suffering of their own citizens.

International watchdogs have condemned the group for prioritizing regional destabilization over providing relief to Yemen's vulnerable population.

Evidence of Houthi activity abroad includes arms shipments, training and funding for Somali piracy, a longstanding threat to international maritime trade.

Such support reignites maritime insecurity in critical waterways like the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Yemenis, meanwhile, remain trapped in poverty and unrest, with limited access to food, clean water and essential services.

The Houthis' focus on chaos undermines efforts to stabilize the country and address Yemen's worsening humanitarian needs.

As the world scrambles to alleviate the nation's hardships, the Houthis intensify their destabilizing efforts abroad, further alienating themselves from their own people.

The Houthis exploit and extort while Yemen suffers

The group's collaboration with Somali pirates mirrors other criminal activities, including extortion schemes targeting shipping companies in the Red Sea.

Experts say the Houthis exploit trade routes for profit through theft and illicit operations, prioritizing financial gain over governance or strategic strength.

Such actions highlight their dependence on crime, chaos and extortion to sustain their operations.

The havoc brought by these activities' damages Yemen's already fragile economy and isolates the country globally.

Maritime trade disruptions harm regional partners and Yemen's ability to rebuild, perpetuating cycles of poverty and conflict.

Instead of working to alleviate their own people's suffering, the Houthis enrich themselves and spread instability, undermining efforts to end the war and rebuild Yemen.

Houthi actions deepen Yemen's humanitarian crisis, leaving millions suffering in poverty while chaos continues to spread across the region.

The suffering of millions will persist, and the ripple effects of Houthi-fueled instability will continue to threaten peace and security far beyond Yemen's borders.

As the group entrenches itself in transnational criminal networks and maritime disruption, the prospects for Yemen's recovery grow increasingly remote.

A nation remains trapped in conflict and neglect, where hardship persists, and the future is traded for power and control.