Emily Milliken
@emilymprzy.bsky.social
Analyst on Yemen/Gulf/ISIS/Libya. Working @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social on the N7 Initiative. Shares ≠ endorsement
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Experts react: Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. What’s next for Syria, the Middle East, and the world?
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been ousted as opposition forces quickly took Damascus. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.
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The fall of the Assad regime has elevated the #Houthis importance to Iran. However, the takeover could disrupt Iranian supply chains that provide the group with weapons or reignite the war in Yemen.
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Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. How did this happen so swiftly after such a long period of stasis in Syria’s thirteen-year civil war?
Read insights from Atlantic Council experts on what’s next for Syria and the region.
Read insights from Atlantic Council experts on what’s next for Syria and the region.
Experts react: Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. What’s next for Syria, the Middle East, and the world?
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been ousted as opposition forces quickly took Damascus. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. How did this happen so swiftly after such a long period of stasis in Syria’s thirteen-year civil war?
Read insights from Atlantic Council experts on what’s next for Syria and the region.
Read insights from Atlantic Council experts on what’s next for Syria and the region.
The fall of the Assad regime has elevated the #Houthis importance to Iran. However, the takeover could disrupt Iranian supply chains that provide the group with weapons or reignite the war in Yemen.
My comments for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
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My comments for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
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Experts react: Rebels have toppled the Assad regime. What’s next for Syria, the Middle East, and the world?
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been ousted as opposition forces quickly took Damascus. Atlantic Council experts share their insights.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 8, 2024 at 5:32 PM
The fall of the Assad regime has elevated the #Houthis importance to Iran. However, the takeover could disrupt Iranian supply chains that provide the group with weapons or reignite the war in Yemen.
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Reposted by Emily Milliken
Russian armed forces have reportedly recruited hundreds of Yemeni men into their ranks.
“For Moscow, cooperation with the Houthis offers several benefits beyond simply offsetting battlefield losses in Ukraine,” writes @emilymprzy.bsky.social.
“For Moscow, cooperation with the Houthis offers several benefits beyond simply offsetting battlefield losses in Ukraine,” writes @emilymprzy.bsky.social.
What Russia, Iran, and the Houthis get out of Moscow recruiting Yemeni mercenaries
Cooperation between the Houthis and Moscow is deepening. What does that mean for the group’s position in Iran’s network of allies and Tehran’s relations with Russia?
www.atlanticcouncil.org
November 27, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Russian armed forces have reportedly recruited hundreds of Yemeni men into their ranks.
“For Moscow, cooperation with the Houthis offers several benefits beyond simply offsetting battlefield losses in Ukraine,” writes @emilymprzy.bsky.social.
“For Moscow, cooperation with the Houthis offers several benefits beyond simply offsetting battlefield losses in Ukraine,” writes @emilymprzy.bsky.social.
The presence of Yemeni mercenaries in Russia reflects a larger trend of burgeoning relations between Moscow & the Houthis. However, this relationship should not be interpreted as a full-fledged strategic alliance.
My latest for the Atlantic Council ⬇️
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My latest for the Atlantic Council ⬇️
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What Russia, Iran, and the Houthis get out of Moscow recruiting Yemeni mercenaries
Cooperation between the Houthis and Moscow is deepening. What does that mean for the group’s position in Iran’s network of allies and Tehran’s relations with Russia?
www.atlanticcouncil.org
November 27, 2024 at 4:17 PM
The presence of Yemeni mercenaries in Russia reflects a larger trend of burgeoning relations between Moscow & the Houthis. However, this relationship should not be interpreted as a full-fledged strategic alliance.
My latest for the Atlantic Council ⬇️
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
My latest for the Atlantic Council ⬇️
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The Houthis claim that they targeted the Nevatim air base with their so-called "hypersonic missile".
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Yemen’s Houthis targeted Israeli air base with hypersonic missile: Spokesperson
Group says it targeted Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel with hypersonic missile - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
November 22, 2024 at 8:27 PM
The Houthis claim that they targeted the Nevatim air base with their so-called "hypersonic missile".
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
With Rubio and Waltz at his side, the Trump admin will likely reinstate the #Houthis FTO designation and may employ a combination of strikes on high-ranking Houthi leaders & military sites to weaken the group.
My latest for the National Interest ⬇️
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My latest for the National Interest ⬇️
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How Will The Trump Administration Handle The Houthis?
Yemen’s rebel group is squarely in the sights of the incoming administration’s “Iran hawks.”
nationalinterest.org
November 21, 2024 at 7:24 PM
With Rubio and Waltz at his side, the Trump admin will likely reinstate the #Houthis FTO designation and may employ a combination of strikes on high-ranking Houthi leaders & military sites to weaken the group.
My latest for the National Interest ⬇️
nationalinterest.org/feature/how-...
My latest for the National Interest ⬇️
nationalinterest.org/feature/how-...
The #Houthis are recruiting African immigrants, including children & the elderly, into military camps with coercion and brainwashing. They have arrested & transferred over 3,480 immigrants in 2024, seriously bolstering their forces amid their campaign against Israel.
www.memri.org/reports/lond...
www.memri.org/reports/lond...
London-Based Saudi Daily: Houthi Ansar Allah Movement Forcibly Recruits Hundreds Of African Immigrants For Military Courses To Bolster Fighting For 'Liberation' Of Palestine
The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. On November 14, 2024, the London-based Saudi...
www.memri.org
November 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM
The #Houthis are recruiting African immigrants, including children & the elderly, into military camps with coercion and brainwashing. They have arrested & transferred over 3,480 immigrants in 2024, seriously bolstering their forces amid their campaign against Israel.
www.memri.org/reports/lond...
www.memri.org/reports/lond...
The Houthis, which have reportedly made millions by tolling private shipping companies, have started emailing threats to private companies that operate out of Israeli ports and/or transport their cargo through the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.
www.jpost.com/internationa...
www.jpost.com/internationa...
New intimidation tactic: Houthis begin emailing threats to German shipping companies
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists, who have launched numerous maritime attacks over the past year, have added a new tactic to their arsenal: Emails.
www.jpost.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:07 AM
The Houthis, which have reportedly made millions by tolling private shipping companies, have started emailing threats to private companies that operate out of Israeli ports and/or transport their cargo through the Red Sea and surrounding waterways.
www.jpost.com/internationa...
www.jpost.com/internationa...
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Much more needs to be done to frustrate Iran’s provision of sophisticated weapons to its proxies
Pentagon shocked by Houthi weapons with "amazing" capabilities
www.axios.com/2024/11/14/l...
Pentagon shocked by Houthi weapons with "amazing" capabilities
www.axios.com/2024/11/14/l...
Exclusive: Houthi arsenal shocks the Pentagon's top weapons buyer
Houthi rebels have for a year used explosive drones and missiles to strangle the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Much more needs to be done to frustrate Iran’s provision of sophisticated weapons to its proxies
Pentagon shocked by Houthi weapons with "amazing" capabilities
www.axios.com/2024/11/14/l...
Pentagon shocked by Houthi weapons with "amazing" capabilities
www.axios.com/2024/11/14/l...
Interesting commentary from local Yemeni sources on Trump admin 2.0. In particular, a pro-gov soldier commented that Trump's return could mean "a military breakthrough in Yemen", particularly if the US cooperates with the PLC.
November 18, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Interesting commentary from local Yemeni sources on Trump admin 2.0. In particular, a pro-gov soldier commented that Trump's return could mean "a military breakthrough in Yemen", particularly if the US cooperates with the PLC.
The US has sanctioned 26 companies, individuals & vessels associated with a Syrian company accused of generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the #IRGC Quds Force and the #Houthis through the sale of Iranian oil to Syria and China.
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
home.treasury.gov
November 15, 2024 at 10:49 PM
The US has sanctioned 26 companies, individuals & vessels associated with a Syrian company accused of generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the #IRGC Quds Force and the #Houthis through the sale of Iranian oil to Syria and China.
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...