Regime and periphery in Northern Yemen : the Huthi phenomenon /

For nearly six years, the Government of Yemen (GoY) has conducted military operations against groups of its citizens north of San'a, known as "Huthis" or Believing Youth (BY). In spite of using all coercive and ideological means at its disposal, the GoY has been unable to fully subdue...

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Main Author: Salmoni, Barak A.
Corporate Author: Rand Corporation
Other Authors: Loidolt, Bryce, Wells, Madeleine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-962-DIA.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The context of regime-periphery relations in Northern Yemen. Sa'da in the North Yemeni context
  • The sociocultural ecology of the Huthi conflict : tribalism and religion
  • From tension to conflict : social change and Huthi emergence, 1980s-2004. Run-up to the regime-Huthi conflict, 1980s-2001
  • From tension to confrontation : triggers of conflict, 2001-2004
  • The six Sa'da wars. From phases to rolling conflict : time line, geography, and magnitude of Huthi-GoY fighting
  • GoY operations : goals and methods
  • The Huthis as combatants
  • Conflict prolongers : the environmental, human, and economic consequences of Huthi-GoY fighting
  • Conclusion.