By Adam Morrow Syria’s incoming leadership will decide the fate of Russia’s substantial military presence in the country, a prominent Syrian politician has told Russian state news agency TASS. “The issue of Russian military bases is a sovereign decision of the Syrian state,” the news agency quoted Mohammed Alloush as saying on Dec. 11. Since […]
Tag: Houthi Movement
The Houthi movement, officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Shia Islamist political and military organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaidi Shias, with their namesake leadership being drawn largely from the Houthi tribe. They are a terrorist organization backed in part by Iran.
