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Arab News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Suspected Houthi fighter arrested in Germany
BERLIN: A Yemeni man suspected of having fought with the country's Iran-backed Houthis was arrested in Germany on Thursday, prosecutors said. The man, partially named as Hussein H., was detained by police in the southern town of Dachau, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement. He is suspected of 'being a member of a terrorist organization' after allegedly joining the Houthis in October 2022. Prosecutors said the man, after receiving ideological and military training, had briefly fought for the militia in clashes in Yemen's central Marib province in early 2023. The Houthis have imposed strict rule over the large swathe of Yemen under their control, covering two-thirds of the population. Since the Gaza war broke out after the Hamas attack of October 2023, the Houthis have regularly fired missiles and drones at maritime traffic and at Israel in what they say are acts of solidarity with Palestinians. The militia warned Monday they would impose a 'naval blockade' on the Israeli port of Haifa after the country's military intensified its offensive in Gaza.
Associated Press
22-05-2025
- Associated Press
A Yemeni man accused of joining the Houthi rebels has been arrested in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A Yemeni man accused of joining the Houthi rebels in his homeland and briefly fighting for the group was arrested in Germany on Thursday, prosecutors said. The suspect, identified only as Hussein H. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Dachau, near Munich. Federal prosecutors said he is accused of being a member of a foreign terror organization as a youth. He allegedly joined the Houthi movement in October 2022 and underwent ideological training, followed by three months of military training. In early 2023, he briefly fought for the group in Yemen's Marib region, prosecutors said. A judge ordered the man kept in custody pending a possible indictment. Prosecutors didn't specify when he came to Germany. The Houthis have launched repeated missile attacks targeting Israel as well as international shipping in the Red Sea, portraying it as a response to Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
