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U.S. to relist Yemen’s Houthis as specially designated global
terrorists, AP sources say
By MATTHEW LEE, AAMER
MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bi-
den administration is expect-
ed to soon announce plans to
redesignate Iranian-backed
Houthi rebels in Yemen as
specially designated global
terrorists, according to two
people familiar with the White
House decision and a U.S.
official. The move comes as
the Houthis have launched
dozens of attacks on com-
mercial vessels in the Red Sea.
The group says it has attacked
the ships in response to Israel’s
military operations in Gaza
in the aftermath of Hamas’
Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
The three people familiar
with the decision were not
authorized to comment and
requested anonymity to dis-
cuss the matter ahead of the
expected formal announce- Jake Sullivan U.S. National Security Advisor leaves after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Annual Meeting
of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.
ment. Associated Press
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