but why the flare up now? all of these things are interconnected, and that s why it s really dangerous right now. so the big question now is, could this red sea conflict become the next war in the middle east? first of all, let s start by looking at what has actually been happening in the red sea. in mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. so, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them? the houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. they have been very active in this area for about a decade. it s only now that we re noticing because our global trade is being impacted. they hijacked this ship called the galaxy leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. us and british warships went to their defence. the houthis vowed revenge. the world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal
outcome more amenable to their interests. and what we saw over the past year is the houthis first gaining control over an area. that got very little interest in the international media, the small militia. by the time they reached sana a, they built things up from the grassroots. they were in a very strong bargaining position. the issue comes to the second point i made, which is people pulling back and working out a deal for themselves. when you reach the outskirts of sana a the expectation was that the coalition of forces would bring themselves to the front and work out a deal. instead, fighting broke out and we saw the houthis working to make sure that this fits this coalition of conservative forces. that they no longer pose a threat to them in the long return. they were so successful that they ended up taking over sana a. what we have seen since then is this issue for them of being in the strongest possible bargaining position and not really needing to pay attention to the
to meet the houthis bitter rivals. narrator: from inside yemen the story of how the houthi rebels ignited a battle that has turned an american ally into a warzone of anti-american militants. narrator: with a saudi led coalition trying to break the houthis hold. (explosion) frontline investigates the fight for yemen. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support
to meet the houthis bitter rivals. narrator: from inside yemen the story of how the houthi rebels ignited a battle that has turned an american ally into a warzone of anti-american militants. narrator: with a saudi led coalition trying to break the houthis hold. (explosion) frontline investigates the fight for yemen. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support fo frontline is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. at fordfoundation.org. the wyncote foundation. and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support f
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