Source: TOI
Context: U.S. President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on Houthi rebel-held areas in Yemen, resulting in 31 deaths, including civilians.
About Yemen:
- Location: Southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, strategically positioned at the entrance of the Red Sea.
- Capital:
- Neighbouring Countries:
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- Saudi Arabia (North) and Oman (East).
- Borders the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea.
- Geographic Features:
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- Mountains: Hadhramaut Mountains, Haraz Mountains, and Sarawat Range.
- Rivers: Wadis (seasonal rivers), including Wadi Hadhramaut and Wadi Zabid.
- Valleys: Tihama Coastal Plain along the Red Sea coast.
About Houthi Rebels:
- A Zaidi Shia rebel group from northern Yemen, officially known as Ansar Allah.
- Founded in the 1990s as a political and religious movement opposing Saudi-backed Sunni influence.
