Who Are The Houthis? (Nightmare of MBS) Watch the Untold Story of Yemen’s Desert Warriors

Who are the Houthis, and how did a group from Yemen’s poorest mountains end up holding the Red Sea’s most important gateway? For over twenty years, Saudi Arabia, America, Britain and Israel have tried to crush them, and every time they’ve come back stronger. In this Raftar documentary, we trace the Houthis from the hills of Saada to the shores of Bab el-Mandeb. We look at who the Zaidis are, how six wars against their own government trained them, and how they made an alliance with the man who killed their founder, only to turn on him later. We explain how they captured Sanaa, why the Saudi-led war failed to defeat them, and how Iran helped turn them into a missile and drone power. We also look at what happened in September 2026, when Mocha fell and the Houthis took over almost all of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, and why Pakistan chose to stay out of the war back in 2015. So are the Houthis just Iran’s proxy, or a force that now plays its own game? Watch till the end and share your thoughts in the comments. #raftar #Raftaar #Raftardocumentary #Middleeastsituation #SaudiaarabvsIran Please support us by subscribing to our channel, sharing our content, and engaging with us. Even if our work doesn't resonate with you, we'd appreciate your feedback. Raftar is not merely a content company that produces meticulously researched, high-quality videos about the economy, youth issues, gender roles, and sports. More than that, we represent a movement for social change. We cannot make a difference without your participation and support. For more amazing content, SUBSCRIBE NOW! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@raftartv YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@raftarnewsofficial YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@raftarsports Website: https://raftar.com/ 00:00 - Sandals and old rifles vs the world’s richest armies 01:00 - Mokha: the voice note that emptied the trenches 02:38 - Was it an AI deepfake? 02:59 - Can one fake audio make an army run? 03:37 - A message from Raftar’s founder 04:02 - The scene that sums up the Houthis 04:34 - From Saada’s mountains to ballistic missiles 05:08 - Why years of bombing never finished them 05:24 - Saada: where the story begins 05:47 - Who are the Zaidis? 06:21 - A thousand years of rule, then sudden decline 06:56 - Salafi preachers and the birth of a movement 07:15 - Hussein Badruddin al-Houthi 07:35 - The 2003 Iraq war: a turning point 07:57 - How his killing created a symbol 08:47 - Abdul Malik al-Houthi and six wars 09:31 - 2009: the first clash with Saudi forces 09:59 - Did Iran help in the early wars? 10:35 - The Arab Spring and Saleh’s fall 11:08 - Allying with their founder’s killer 11:57 - 2014: the capture of Sanaa 12:15 - The arsenal they inherited 12:48 - Why the Houthis ignored Iran’s advice 13:06 - Advancing on Aden 13:36 - 2015: Operation Decisive Storm 13:52 - Why Pakistan stayed out of the Yemen war 14:17 - How “a few weeks” became years 15:00 - The Saudi–UAE rift inside Yemen 15:34 - 2017: Ali Abdullah Saleh’s end 16:13 - Tariq Saleh: the Houthis’ biggest enemy 16:36 - Iran deepens the partnership 17:09 - “Send parts, not missiles” 17:59 - The network more dangerous than missiles 18:29 - 2019: the attack on Saudi oil facilities 19:09 - A $2,000 drone vs a $2 million interceptor 19:45 - The 2022 truce and a quiet build-up 20:07 - Back to September 2026 20:43 - The Red Sea: Saudi Arabia’s last oil lifeline 20:59 - A secret army of one lakh fighters 21:05 - Why 23,000 troops abandoned their posts 21:47 - Fake audio, or a hollow army? 22:06 - Are the Houthis Iran’s proxy? 22:56 - Proxy or “informal partner”? 23:05 - The Houthis’ fear of being sold out 23:30 - From mountain clerics to a regional power