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Home / Houthis / U.S. progress against resilient Houthi militants remains murky
Houthis, Air power, Drones, Military analysis, Yemen

April 5, 2025

U.S. progress against resilient Houthi militants remains murky

The Trump administration is “not sharing a lot of information in the sense of even after-action reports,” said Ben Friedman, policy director of Defense Priorities, a Washington think tank that’s skeptical about the use of force. “The administration is conflating violence with success. They’re talking about bombing buildings, collapsing buildings, as if that were a victory. The tactical effect is not particularly meaningful.”

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