Event·Maritime

Houthi and Al-Shabab ties raise alarm over widening threat to Red Sea shipping

02 OCT 2026 · 1000Z

Purported arms sales, military training and growing contacts between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab are raising alarm over a partnership that could strengthen both groups and widen the threat to international shipping. US Africa Command h…