The History of the Houthi Insurgency in Yemen

Between 2004 and 2010 is the Houthi insurgency or the Houthi rebellion. Tensions run high at this point between Saleh's government and the Houthis after Saleh's border deal with Saudi Arabia. In September of this year an al-Qaeda attack on a US embassy in Sana kills 12 people. By 2011 the Arab Spring reaches Yemen. Security forces and Sa'dah supporters launch a crackdown that eventually leaves between 200 and 2000 people dead.