https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/14/why-the-houthi-advance-towards-yemens-marib-taiz-matters
Saudi Arabia Tried to Break Ansar Allah But Made It Stronger Saudi Arabia entered Yemen in 2015 expecting its air force, money and local proxies to drive Ansar Allah from Sanaa. Eleven years later, the movement still holds the capital, has expanded along the Red Sea coast and is pushing Riyadh’s allies farther south.