Why the Houthis Control Half of Yemen - Modern Affairs DOCUMENTARY

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  • čas přidán 9. 03. 2024
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Před 2 měsíci +57

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    • @ethankelly7594
      @ethankelly7594 Před měsícem

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    • @NahmanJamil
      @NahmanJamil Před měsícem +1

      ​@@KingsandGenerals is thier a chance u will do a vid on afganistan and the taliban? And them taking over in 2021

  • @Baddy187
    @Baddy187 Před měsícem +961

    When Al-Queda is just chilling at random spots in your country, you know something bad is happening.

    • @jimhjortsberg2990
      @jimhjortsberg2990 Před měsícem +13

      Well them and IS aswell as Muslim Brotherhood allegiances such as the after mentioned Islah party. Who are also factions in this war.

    • @iraqlobster7678
      @iraqlobster7678 Před měsícem

      Apparently they move in areas where there is no presence of Houthis, South Transitional Government or Yemeni Government and they effectively take the responsibility of governance. A few years back, there were videos of Al-Qaeda in Yemen fixing pipes, roofs and other infrastructure while everyone was busy fighting each other.
      They themselves apparently are content to avoid fighting if they can.

    • @jonbaxter2254
      @jonbaxter2254 Před měsícem +24

      Soooo, most of the middle east and parts of Asia?

    • @maorchanan7668
      @maorchanan7668 Před měsícem +50

      @@jonbaxter2254 I mean... yeah?

    • @wisdomleader85
      @wisdomleader85 Před měsícem +42

      Well, look at the terrain.... The country is almost as mountainous as Afghanistan, so it should be no surprise that the terrorists would make it their salvation.

  • @mwm5997
    @mwm5997 Před měsícem +582

    I'm impressed. You explained the situation in Yemen better than many Arab CZcamsrs, as if you were Yemeni, and your explanation without bias gave the topic credibility.. Great work, keep it up.

    • @killdemall1000
      @killdemall1000 Před měsícem +28

      He downplayed the involvement of the other governments. Iran and the houthis are not the same Shia, they've had established connections way back in the 90s, the south has constantly been occupied british/soviets.

    • @Hestill
      @Hestill Před měsícem +25

      This guy is no where near unbiased, he should have talked more about foreign influence

    • @caniconcananas7687
      @caniconcananas7687 Před měsícem

      No mention to the Saudi Arabian Navy blockading the ports in Yemen, which helped to starve the population of a country dependent of food imports.

    • @muhammadedwards8425
      @muhammadedwards8425 Před měsícem

      ​@@killdemall1000And the UAE making things worse by backing the southern Government with assassinations

    • @sensei-sama1410
      @sensei-sama1410 Před měsícem

      ​@@HestillNo!! You can't always blame other countries for your own messes...Yemen is Terrible country just like most of Muslim countries

  • @alialidrissi4163
    @alialidrissi4163 Před měsícem +300

    20:17 this is a crazy plot twist I didn't expect it

    • @thegirlfromplyos_ru
      @thegirlfromplyos_ru Před měsícem +29

      Didn't see that one coming!

    • @gamalar3619
      @gamalar3619 Před měsícem

      it does make sense the people betrayed him first@@thegirlfromplyos_ru

    • @hashimpervase3950
      @hashimpervase3950 Před měsícem +49

      A true politician

    • @KaitoX_1
      @KaitoX_1 Před měsícem +10

      this guy was smart

    • @mwm5997
      @mwm5997 Před měsícem +28

      For the sake of the seat of power, and this stupid move is the reason for what we suffer to this day

  • @bikkiikun
    @bikkiikun Před měsícem +310

    Saleh might have ruled for a comparatively long term, but his rule was unsustainable and it laid the grounds for today's misery in Yemen.

    • @markcoroneos7811
      @markcoroneos7811 Před měsícem +8

      You cant just point to one factor amd say that was the problem. The whole region is a mess and has been for over a millenia.

    • @yansideabacoa6257
      @yansideabacoa6257 Před měsícem +50

      @@markcoroneos7811 Wrong. Every single region on Earth has undergone turmoil in the past millennia. The determining factors for the current “mess” in this particular region are European colonialism, Western imperialism, interventionism, the Cold War and US global hegemony. These factors are NOT thousands of years old, only a couple of centuries since the 1800s.

    • @bikkiikun
      @bikkiikun Před měsícem +27

      @@markcoroneos7811 : I'm not pointing to Saleh being the singular reason for all the mess.
      I merely point out that while his rule may be considered to having been stable, it was unsustainable.
      People often make the mistake of of looking back at those more "stable times" and believe it was better, when in reality, those "stable times" actually laid the groundworks for the misery that followed.
      You can "cook the books" only for so long... at some point it all comes crashing down. And the "good numbers" were simply hiding the growing rot that lead to the crash.

    • @markcoroneos7811
      @markcoroneos7811 Před měsícem +1

      @@yansideabacoa6257 wow, such a nuanced take 🙄 saying every region has had turmoil in the last millenia is moot as it has nothing to with the topic. The middle east has been having trouble for far longer than 20th/21st century european/western involvment. Religious extreamism, doctrinal differences, tribal warfare, general social instability, political corruption and regional conflicts have been extreamly long term problems that have persisted since the 7th century. Blaming the west for everything is intellectualy dishonest and shows an ideological bias.

    • @markcoroneos7811
      @markcoroneos7811 Před měsícem +3

      @@bikkiikun didnt say you were and i agree with what you say. I was saying the problems are far deeper, longer running and have multiple causes. He was the most recent catalyst for them.

  • @mohammedwaheeb9325
    @mohammedwaheeb9325 Před měsícem +87

    I am Yemeni and i salute you for explaining the situations in great unbiased details like you live among us 😮
    I didn't see someone who could manage to do it before, you're great man 💖👍

  • @ytj17thjuggalo12
    @ytj17thjuggalo12 Před měsícem +59

    Man, the folks in Yemen cannot get a break. Poverty, poor government and civil wars. The heart certainly wishes best for everyone there. Another fantastic K&G video🤝

    • @Businessmajor282
      @Businessmajor282 Před měsícem +4

      Even when we work abroad and go back it’s still a mess.

    • @TheSTART99
      @TheSTART99 Před měsícem

      This video was brief,,

    • @ytj17thjuggalo12
      @ytj17thjuggalo12 Před měsícem +6

      @@TheSTART99 And yet it still covered more than any mainstream American media, and certainly showed more care than the American public. I see this as a win for the community who cares to look past the length of a video - The People, who care about the People.

    • @TheSTART99
      @TheSTART99 Před měsícem +4

      @@ytj17thjuggalo12 i meant the situation is very bad and complex.. the video is great in everything. the narrative is neutral, most of the infos are correct

    • @ytj17thjuggalo12
      @ytj17thjuggalo12 Před měsícem +2

      @@TheSTART99 couldn't agree more my friend. The situation is complex, and I definitely wish the best upon the people of Yemen.

  • @bradleywoods1999
    @bradleywoods1999 Před měsícem +128

    I must say I'm really loving all the videos on modern wars and the like. Don't get me wrong I love the historical videos you do but these modern ones are on really interesting subjects and about things I've always wondered about. The way you explain is really interesting and engaging so keep up the great work.

    • @israelgarcia7801
      @israelgarcia7801 Před měsícem

      Hate to be that guy. But it kind of cool that so much video footage is available and being declassified.

  • @Ciani93ITA
    @Ciani93ITA Před měsícem +12

    Love this kind of modern geopolitics videos. I'd watch it for every single country

  • @SCA440
    @SCA440 Před měsícem +4

    A most excellent presentation! Thank you for your efforts!!

  • @Numba003
    @Numba003 Před měsícem +25

    I didn't realize Yemen was in such a poor state for so long. Thank you for teaching me. I hope the suffering there ends soon.
    God be with you out there, everybody. ✝️

  • @davidhughes8357
    @davidhughes8357 Před měsícem +7

    Excellent presentation. At a very good time. So that we all can be informed in detail of current subject that most have little knowledge of.
    Thank you.

  • @vinylpuma1
    @vinylpuma1 Před měsícem +28

    Something like this would have been really nice to add context to the mission back in 2016 when the ship I was on got in a fight with the Houthis. Great work from your team as always and much appreciated!

  • @roykay4709
    @roykay4709 Před měsícem +3

    Thanks for this description of the situation. It really helps with understanding.

  • @ianluna1223
    @ianluna1223 Před měsícem +12

    This is an important and much appreciated video. A crucial but terribly complex conflict that I have often had difficulty grasping despite my desire to. I like to think of myself as informed regarding geopolitics, but Yemen makes my head spin. Much thanks.

    • @humphreybumblecuck5151
      @humphreybumblecuck5151 Před 2 dny

      Do you know about the time Saudia Arabia hired US mercenary company formerly known as Blackwater to eradicate a Yemeni political party?

  • @CarlosSilva-td3nn
    @CarlosSilva-td3nn Před měsícem +1

    Many thanks from Brazil. Excellent overview!!!

  • @horseman217
    @horseman217 Před měsícem +7

    What an absolute mess. The situation not the video, which is great as always!

  • @thegirlfromplyos_ru
    @thegirlfromplyos_ru Před měsícem +11

    Good old "Nobody's right if everybody's wrong"

  • @arubsumayli646
    @arubsumayli646 Před měsícem +2

    I am writing a paper about the conflicts of Yemen and your videos had been really helpful! I want to ask if you could add the sources you used in the discerption since it adds more credibility, and I would love to look at them for my research.

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE Před měsícem +1

    Thanks for the video

  • @user-wn6ic9mj8b
    @user-wn6ic9mj8b Před měsícem +25

    Thanks to this channel for this big and hard work to summarize the history of modern Yemen I'm southern yemini you did it very well even better than political arab analysts

  • @leviathantoobz
    @leviathantoobz Před měsícem +154

    Need a lebanon video too 😊

  • @Broken_dish
    @Broken_dish Před měsícem +2

    best explanation ive seen yet in yemen its really hard for people to understand whats going on when each mainstream media outlet puts there own spin on it and leaves out alot i didnt even know about the southern tribe people being different from the recognized government forces and ive spent a few hours reading articles watching videos and looking at maps ect so crazy smh...thank you for always putting out great informative content

  • @user-bs6rr4ug2x
    @user-bs6rr4ug2x Před 25 dny +1

    I am from South Yemen and I really thank you for this video

  • @TheStrategos392
    @TheStrategos392 Před 2 měsíci +113

    Saleh was too smart for his own good.

    • @jimhjortsberg2990
      @jimhjortsberg2990 Před měsícem +53

      Ally with his greatest enemy. Gets killed when he tries to betray them.
      - Surprised pikachu face

    • @Cergun_
      @Cergun_ Před měsícem +41

      Nah, he was too reckless and too ambitious for his own good. Yemen could've turned out much, much better today if not for his many terrible decisions.

    • @EM-tx3ly
      @EM-tx3ly Před měsícem +4

      Everybody cared for their own good

    • @EM-tx3ly
      @EM-tx3ly Před měsícem +5

      If only the Khaleejis intervened fixed the economy and ultimately join Yemen into GCC club it might have taken decades but the results would have been rewarding but Yemen stagnated splintered further with Iran allowed more room to maneuver and yes the South had always grievances but if economical equality was achieved then all else follows
      Yemen serves as the most strategic Arab country to Arab Gulf states thus should’ve been given more importance
      Imagine GCC with rich stable strong United Yemen in it

    • @Weappreciatevaluablecontent
      @Weappreciatevaluablecontent Před měsícem +4

      ​@@EM-tx3lyif they did so yemen would end up eclipsing them with their larger population and industrious attitudes. Hence the Gulf benefits greatly from an impoverished, infighting Yemen

  • @blackflagsnroses6013
    @blackflagsnroses6013 Před měsícem +22

    After your Himyarite kingdom video it’s striking to see the modern history of Yemen. Most don’t even know it exists

  • @TheSmilingLord
    @TheSmilingLord Před měsícem +1

    Thanks for the vid, I had no idea what was going on over there...or why.

  • @reggiepalmer6157
    @reggiepalmer6157 Před měsícem

    Very informative 👏

  • @BrandonS-lk2qc
    @BrandonS-lk2qc Před měsícem +2

    OMG I just realized your channel has gotten MASSIVE! I had NO IDEA! Wow! Good on you guys! Congrats! I was here when there were only 20k! haha

    • @truthseeker-nv6ny
      @truthseeker-nv6ny Před měsícem

      I was here when the two guys would talk with not much edits in the video lol

  • @spidyman8853
    @spidyman8853 Před měsícem +9

    The only solution to the civil war in Yemen and for the sake of peace is to go back to 2 separate states as was the case before unification in 1990. The issue was a poor unification process between North & South Yemen, that was rushed by the so called leaders at the time without due diligence. They did not bother to study the unification process, the cultural difference between the 2 countries. North was running on tribal law where as the South was running on civil law. Completely opposite sides of the same coin.
    Any one who thinks otherwise is miffed.
    The Southerners are awaiting a referendum to choose whether to remain united or to cease from the North.

    • @RedXlV
      @RedXlV Před měsícem +5

      "Unification" was possibly the worst thing to ever happen to Yemen. Just because two former colonies shared a name doesn't mean they're a nation that should be lumped together into a "unified" state. After all, "Yemen" didn't identify a cultural group, it just means "South".

    • @spidyman8853
      @spidyman8853 Před měsícem +2

      @@RedXlV
      100% agreed

    • @ahmed-gq2lz
      @ahmed-gq2lz Před 29 dny +2

      لقدكانت اليمن موحدة منذو قرون لاكن الاحتلال البريطاني للجنوب اثر على ثقافتهم

    • @Knight-sam1993
      @Knight-sam1993 Před 13 dny

      ​@@ahmed-gq2lzStop lying, Dahbashi. Your ridiculous lies have become a thing of the past. People have become aware of the facts.

  • @PMMagro
    @PMMagro Před měsícem +11

    Sad to see so many other countries help keeping the Yemini ...disaster burning over and over.

  • @BladePHF
    @BladePHF Před měsícem +21

    (less shitpost, think YT ate the first one) Thanks for the vid K&G, nice to see a clean & direct outlining of the modern history of Yemen. Online commentators swing between treating Houthi interviewees like heckin wholesome One Piece pirates (while ignoring their stated motto and banner) or simply Iranian proxies. Putting them into the historical and ethnic context of the region reveals a much more nuanced reality. Will there be a third part covering more recent events, or is there not enough material to justify it? Thanks!

  • @TakedownO44
    @TakedownO44 Před měsícem +22

    man, you guys make the most beautiful topo maps for these videos.

  • @Abusaadinthehouse
    @Abusaadinthehouse Před měsícem +65

    Hussain Al houthi built his political Party and movement with the support of Ali Saleh... When asked why he would support a Shite movement that is ba ked by Iran he said: we need some balance in their city... He was a piece of work and thrived on dividing all Yemenis to stay in power... I am Yemeni by the way

    • @PkTrek
      @PkTrek Před měsícem +22

      Yemeni Houthis winning the hearts by standing with Palestine, while others arab kings are slave of Israel cant do anything

    • @jesusmygodmylove
      @jesusmygodmylove Před měsícem

      hearts of terrorists? People who support oct 7 don't have hearts. Maybe other arab countries started to wake the fk up?... I guess people like u have hard time to conduct such a thought process. @@PkTrek

    • @ethanwake7759
      @ethanwake7759 Před měsícem

      ⁠@@PkTrek Because you all are sheeps, tell me why are countries rich in natural resources are so poor? Yemen itself has vast amounts of oil reserves. There’s a reason why Jordan is one of the most stable middle eastern country, next to probably UAE, Saudi, Bahrain, Kuwait.

    • @westrim
      @westrim Před měsícem +22

      @@PkTrek When your support is dependent on one single factor, all it makes you is easily manipulated.

    • @EM-tx3ly
      @EM-tx3ly Před měsícem +3

      Yemen is doomed to be divided
      Unless a strong man comes in and takes the land by force but it’s highly unlikely even if Houthis fell

  • @3laddin
    @3laddin Před měsícem +1

    Great video I love what you do and I’m from Yemen

  • @Marwansaleh1945
    @Marwansaleh1945 Před měsícem

    Brilliant documentary

  • @bneihaneviim
    @bneihaneviim Před měsícem +10

    Crazy how little attention this gets in the media. I've been ignorant of this situation for basically my entire lifetime, while other relatively smaller conflicts get the limelight and everyone has an opinion on it. Thanks for keeping us informed and educated!

  • @blitzpelirrojo
    @blitzpelirrojo Před 2 měsíci +84

    Guys, there's a repetition at 2.35 . Love your work !

  • @AyaGkj
    @AyaGkj Před měsícem

    Very good video!!

  • @user-bk8tf6cw4b
    @user-bk8tf6cw4b Před měsícem +2

    Brilliant work!

  • @ammarsaleh4335
    @ammarsaleh4335 Před měsícem +4

    Then they ask you how you can be politicians, trade and military at the same time. This is our country. Thank you for submitting the beautiful video😊

  • @spidyman8853
    @spidyman8853 Před měsícem +3

    @KingsandGenerals,
    What you failed to mention in the video is...... Ali Salem AlBeid lost the battle because Ali Saleh and his Northern entourage included Southerners who were in Key government posts. Like AbduRabu Mansour Hadi who was an Army General at the time. The reason some of the Southerners helped Ali Saleh was because of the 1986 civil war in South Yemen (before unification) and, there was deep animosity between the Southerners. So, it was pay back time.

  • @mohammednasser3820
    @mohammednasser3820 Před měsícem +2

    Thank you for this video .

  • @hermanmusimbi4337
    @hermanmusimbi4337 Před měsícem +4

    Could you go into more detail on the naval battles in prosperity gaurdian in this region.

  • @MacrobianNomad
    @MacrobianNomad Před měsícem +31

    Not mentioning that Saleh himself was a Shite Zaydi while oppressing the Zaydis in Sa’da in the early 2000s needed to be mentioned I feel!

    • @NasreenUS
      @NasreenUS Před měsícem +2

      He wasn’t 🤔

    • @Moemuntz
      @Moemuntz Před měsícem +5

      @@NasreenUSwhat do you mean he wasn’t? Not only is he Zaydi He came from the 3rd largest zaydi tribe in Yemen , and his wife and relatives come from Hashid the largest zaydi tribe. 🤦‍♂️

    • @yin6287
      @yin6287 Před měsícem

      The irony of Saleh is so strong that one must wonder how the Zaydis even accepted him to fight on their side despite all the suffering that he committed when he was in power

    • @Moemuntz
      @Moemuntz Před měsícem +1

      @@yin6287 because he’s a Zaydi himself and controlled half the Zaydi tribes. Houthis don’t represent all Zaydis, they made up less than 2% of Zaydis in Yemen and only after Saleh died did some Zaydis change sides to side with Houthi militias.

    • @Moemuntz
      @Moemuntz Před měsícem

      That’s how Houthis became powerful, after Saleh allied with them, some Zaydis became automatic Allies with Houthis and stayed allied to Houthis after Iran had Houthis kill Saleh when he was no longer useful.

  • @jimhjortsberg2990
    @jimhjortsberg2990 Před měsícem +10

    I kinda want a video on the situation in Myanmar after this but something tells me that might break you if you try....

  • @Vonihidilix
    @Vonihidilix Před měsícem +1

    The war in Yemen is well explained in this video. I request for similar about the war in Syria.

  • @chrisoulalakkas7935
    @chrisoulalakkas7935 Před měsícem +2

    “As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.”
    - Napoleon Bonaparte

  • @vane909090
    @vane909090 Před měsícem +28

    Wow what a mess. Imagine living in a country like this,. just non-stop conflict.

    • @Cergun_
      @Cergun_ Před měsícem +5

      It really is. My sympathies to all the kids born into that mess.

    • @user-xf8uh8lp7p
      @user-xf8uh8lp7p Před měsícem +6

      I live there. We live from war to war that does not stop. It is a real hell 🇾🇪

    • @Cergun_
      @Cergun_ Před měsícem

      @@user-xf8uh8lp7p الله يفرجها عليكم ي قلبي 💔

    • @TheSTART99
      @TheSTART99 Před měsícem +2

      im from there and its really hell, war is something regular and very normal. no education no economy and usa sanctions & siege are killing us slowly.

    • @EM-tx3ly
      @EM-tx3ly Před měsícem

      @@user-xf8uh8lp7p
      It’s even harder to unite as well

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 Před měsícem +3

    It sounds like a very sad situation for this country.

  • @joinislam1
    @joinislam1 Před měsícem

    Superb video. I learned something new today. Thank you.❤

  • @hughmungus1960
    @hughmungus1960 Před měsícem +1

    This video was intense.

  • @YoresTruly-yy5pj
    @YoresTruly-yy5pj Před měsícem +66

    By attacking shipping, the Houthi are sending a signal to other factions, and to all Yemenis, that the Houthi are the most legitimate faction now fighting for dominance in Yemen, IMHO. Also their cause now has worldwide attention and renewed respect within the Muslim world, I imagine.
    This terrific video by Kings and Generals has put the shipping attacks in perspective. The Houthi are in the middle of a protracted civil war and they've seized the situation in Gaza as an opportunity. Disrupting global trade is a side effect of what they really want, and they'll continue to attack shipping until the costs of this strategy outweigh the benefits.

    • @napolien1310
      @napolien1310 Před měsícem

      Sending a signal to their own people in the north that they are legitimate, the southern Yemenis knows their games and their media is working on it, as for the Muslim world, the Houthies are trying to clean their names after all the deaths they caused and still cause in Yemen (look at the blockade on Taizz) the southerners will never forget nor forgive, only fools who love the talks of the houthies ofc they will see them as braves even tho they are fools and everyone knows about their charades.
      They are ruining Egypt and the Suez canal meanwhile not harming Israel not even a little bit as their port on the Mediterranean where their imports come in from Turkey and European countries.
      The more harm they do to the shipping lanes the expensive material become and the more harm they cause to Muslim countries.
      Smart people will realise this, only fools will love it.

    • @geth2756
      @geth2756 Před měsícem

      The more they do it, the more they put pressure on Arab and Western countries to stop the bloodbath in Gaza.
      It's that simple@@napolien1310

    • @noamnoam16
      @noamnoam16 Před měsícem

      Finally someone who understands they dont give a shit about Gaza and mainly do it for legitimacy and popularity.

    • @carljohnson2194
      @carljohnson2194 Před měsícem +31

      I’m no fan of Houthis but they are doing a based move regarding Gaza war

    • @noamnoam16
      @noamnoam16 Před měsícem +20

      @@carljohnson2194
      Not really.
      They mainly do it for what the writer here said. They wanna exert dominance over Yemen and achieve world recognition.
      As K&G said they also not your typical Iranian proxy. The Iranians simply support their already ongoing vision of Yemen.

  • @faq49
    @faq49 Před měsícem +3

    You forgot to mention an important detail , the Houthi Rebels have attacked Saudi boarders many time including in 2009 were they broke in the Saudi territory , which caused a conflict bath then, which the Saudis ended but the Houthi's threat wasn't demolished.

    • @faq49
      @faq49 Před měsícem

      And another point , The Irani program if exporting their revolution to Shia's around the middle east started from 1980's , and The Hothi's benefited from there support in 2009 & 2014 , Which explains why Saleh Allied with them , and explain their Quick expansion & also thats why Saudi Arabia Intervened , because of Iran.

  • @digitalnomad5728
    @digitalnomad5728 Před měsícem +13

    I love how he just decided to join the other winning side of the conflict after coming back to Yemen and not too long after betrayed them
    Triple agent shit

    • @Cergun_
      @Cergun_ Před měsícem +6

      The way the Houthis came into power is nothing short of a miracle. All the stars aligned for them and they took the change. Crazy shit.

  • @user-zh7vh4pp1o
    @user-zh7vh4pp1o Před 25 dny +1


    من ظن أن ‎فلسطين تنزف فقد أساء الظن فلسطين
    تتبرع بدماء أبطالها للدفاع عن أمة بلا دم.💔!#🇵🇸

  • @davidduchesne8421
    @davidduchesne8421 Před měsícem

    very interesting

  • @NSC776
    @NSC776 Před měsícem +42

    Will you cover Congo?

  • @MrPrometheus1190
    @MrPrometheus1190 Před měsícem +9

    You should do a video on the Battle of Aden. It was a huge battle that kept the Houthis from taking the entire country in the early stages of the war, and it was not adequately covered in this video.

    • @spidyman8853
      @spidyman8853 Před měsícem +3

      True. They (the Houthis) got their backside kicked from Aden.

  • @AndyMG104
    @AndyMG104 Před měsícem +24

    The work that goes into these videos is immense but I'm surprised more people don't talk about how dense the information given is.
    At times it's just an overwhelming amount of information told at a breakneck speed and I think it would really benefit to try summarise events a bit sharper. Is it particularly necessary to indulge in the minutia of every single event leading up to the focus of a conflict? Generally it doesn't seem to aid in helping contextualise the overarching topic. It feels a lot like a wikipedia sprawl at times more than it does a visual documentary.

  • @owenb8636
    @owenb8636 Před měsícem +12

    I love how many times Saleh declared the war over

  • @internetstrangerstrangerofweb
    @internetstrangerstrangerofweb Před měsícem +4

    When I was working at Sam’s club in Robinson PA over the summer, every week a guy in a white van with the Southern Transitional Council emblem on his hood would buy large quantities of food and drink from our loading area. Surprisingly enough it made me more aware of the ongoing conflict.

  • @sarantissporidis391
    @sarantissporidis391 Před měsícem +29

    This gave me a headache.

    • @eddyr1041
      @eddyr1041 Před měsícem +1

      Yeah so freaking many factions fighting each other😅

  • @user-cd4bx6uq1y
    @user-cd4bx6uq1y Před 19 dny +1

    Getting a perspective on the stuff I've read on wikipedia

  • @fem530
    @fem530 Před měsícem +2

    Could you cover Haiti next?

  • @Astromamut
    @Astromamut Před měsícem +4

    I was not paying attention for a few seconds and now Saleh and Houthis are allies 😭

  • @omaral-shari8322
    @omaral-shari8322 Před měsícem +4

    Love or hate saleh, he said In the the 90s he suspects he will die killed in his country, he could have stayed in Saudia but came back knowing his life will end. One of his most famous statements is that "politics in yemen is like dancing on the head of snakes". No one in the near future will come who all the tribes will agree on like him so yemen is gone to shit for now unless they unify again.

  • @hnafe6239
    @hnafe6239 Před 16 dny

    Very informative and entertaining as usual, keep up the good work.
    Can you do a video about the current war in Sudan?

  • @Xevos701
    @Xevos701 Před měsícem +6

    The sad music at the end though😢

  • @Arab-1995s
    @Arab-1995s Před měsícem +3

    Ali Salem alBeidh fled To city Salalah in Oman 06:30

  • @roihanfadhil2879
    @roihanfadhil2879 Před 2 měsíci +49

    Cause of Most Countries Problems in the Africa and Middle East:
    1. Dictator Ruler
    2. Civil War
    3. Famine
    4. Disease Epidemic
    5. Foreign Intervention
    6. Back To Number 1

    • @HH-yj3jc
      @HH-yj3jc Před měsícem +19

      Number 1 USA.

    • @________7811
      @________7811 Před měsícem +13

      Number 1 Europeans

    • @user-ds8rj2vc4v
      @user-ds8rj2vc4v Před měsícem +25

      @@________7811
      Right, because all of these regions were so stable before Europe right?

    • @davidboi4025
      @davidboi4025 Před měsícem

      You guys do relize the dictaors are your own kind....not our fault the leaders you make like to lie and say sweet things for power....dosent matter if someone was forced out india had the same problem but because of Bhandi patel wanted to have an actual prosperous country, he knoew the dangers of power vaccums ge made sure india succeded this was ina time when colonilzim was at full swing yall get a grip the people dont make actual competnet leaders casuing a loop, education is needed in these countries

    • @soodiudiu3834
      @soodiudiu3834 Před měsícem +22

      @@HH-yj3jc ah yes. blame others instead of reflecting own mistake and improve on it

  • @00martoneniris86
    @00martoneniris86 Před měsícem

    could you guys make another video on the mongol series
    What if the Austrian habsburgs won the war of Spanish succession

  • @angrycat4930
    @angrycat4930 Před měsícem +1

    As a yemeni i must say that this civil war is more dramatic and has more plot twists than ww2

  • @user-ug9yi4zr6r
    @user-ug9yi4zr6r Před měsícem +45

    Its like Game of Thrones but in Yemen😅

    • @user-dx7eg4vc6q
      @user-dx7eg4vc6q Před měsícem +3

      نعم😂بالفعل هذي هي الحقيقة

    • @King_of_Range
      @King_of_Range Před měsícem +7

      Game of Thrones is based on the War of Roses. History just repeats itself.

    • @itsblitz4437
      @itsblitz4437 Před měsícem

      Actually anywhere in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central & South Asia is Game of Thrones.

    • @TheAntoine48
      @TheAntoine48 Před měsícem

      Game of Jambiyas

    • @El-Abuelo-De-Superman
      @El-Abuelo-De-Superman Před měsícem +1

      @@itsblitz4437how about Europe? GoT = War of Roses!

  • @MahazonaTiN
    @MahazonaTiN Před měsícem +14

    This country feels like a medieval kingdom more than a modern country

    • @NasreenUS
      @NasreenUS Před měsícem +3

      It was never modern 😊

    • @eddyr1041
      @eddyr1041 Před měsícem

      Exceot that it gotbmodern trade hbgostage

    • @nope9069
      @nope9069 Před měsícem +2

      @@NasreenUSit was it was called historically as felix arabia (happy arabia)

  • @thegrandlord2914
    @thegrandlord2914 Před měsícem +2

    There's a kingdom that very important in ancient far east, but rarely mentioned. This kingdom is the birthplace of incense and already making trade relation with mediteranean civilization since the first millenia BC. This kingdom also the reason why ocean silk road exist
    How about making documentary about Barus Kingdom which known in the past as the most important trading port of the far east
    It is located in west coast of north sumatra province, Indonesia. Exist since 1st millenia BC and colapsed in 1945 AD after united with indonesia
    No one knows when this kingdom created. But judging that incense already traded around mediterania since 1st millenia and incence is resin of a tree that native and endemic to north sumatra, and this kingdom already famous among middle east merchant in 2nd and 1st century bc, it is safe to say that this kingdom already exist since 1st millenia or between 2nd century bc to the 1st millenia bc

  • @yikemoo
    @yikemoo Před 20 dny

    There's something really odd when I step back and consider a history documentary channel on youtube one of the most honest brokers of information and news.

    • @StromBugSlayer
      @StromBugSlayer Před 17 dny

      They did a good job, but there are plenty of main-stream sources that also do a good job of covering this ongoing conflict. NPR, NYT, WaPo, Guardian, Foreign Policy, etc. If you aren't reading those, then no wonder you haven't encountered honest brokers.

    • @yikemoo
      @yikemoo Před 17 dny

      @@StromBugSlayer ok

  • @blackbear6677
    @blackbear6677 Před měsícem +7

    can you make video on sudan civil war 2023?

  • @1984Phalanx
    @1984Phalanx Před měsícem +3

    It makes me wonder, imagine how different the world would be now if America had continued to have more civil wars between the north and south.

  • @ojsimpin3188
    @ojsimpin3188 Před měsícem

    Good comtent

  • @truthaboveall7988
    @truthaboveall7988 Před 29 dny

    Thanks

  • @Alex-pu5lz
    @Alex-pu5lz Před měsícem +5

    2:33 editing error

  • @user-wn6ic9mj8b
    @user-wn6ic9mj8b Před měsícem +65

    Yemini politics since 1990 like Mexican tv show 😂

    • @sophia-helenemeesdetricht1957
      @sophia-helenemeesdetricht1957 Před měsícem +20

      Including some truly fierce mustaches

    • @devnull1200
      @devnull1200 Před měsícem +8

      This makes House of Cards look like Andorran politics

    • @waelamri-qe6cd
      @waelamri-qe6cd Před měsícem +1

      if you go to 1947-2024 it is even more, almost a GOT

    • @Moemuntz
      @Moemuntz Před měsícem

      This video barely scratches the surface but that’s true. The video didn’t mention how Houthis were essentially a drug cartel (still are) before becoming a militia while Saleh was basically a drug runner before he got into politics.

    • @Yemen.south.
      @Yemen.south. Před měsícem

      The Houthis are not like the Yemenis in the north. They are a terrorist group and they have electronic flies that are always blazing them. They are a terrorist group that has turned against the state. The recent events in the Red Sea are nothing but agreed-upon plays. There are no casualties among the ranks of the American or Israeli army.
      Important note: Yemen is not one

  • @abomonia
    @abomonia Před 20 dny +1

    From Nort Yemen greetings

  • @notthefbi7932
    @notthefbi7932 Před měsícem

    Need a video on the Somalia civil war that's been going on since the late 70's

  • @HawrarLyrics
    @HawrarLyrics Před měsícem +9

    The houthis are one of the bravest and noble forces In the world. Respect.

    • @user-yq7ow6dc8n
      @user-yq7ow6dc8n Před měsícem

      But the most dirty mercenaries work for the enemies of the Arabs and do not care about the Yemeni man.
      like the obedient dog of Iran

    • @almobarki77
      @almobarki77 Před měsícem +1

      ولكن. لقد دمرو اليمن😢

  • @alphabryan4703
    @alphabryan4703 Před měsícem +3

    good god man could have just stayed out of yemen and enjoyed his billions he got through corruption but kept insisting on going back power is one hell of a drug

  • @RedX99735
    @RedX99735 Před měsícem

    Do a video series about Lebanon please

  • @southarabia0
    @southarabia0 Před měsícem +2

    Insanly accurate, but the Southern rebles are the ones who made the Saudi intervention works, and to free most of South Yemen and Al-hudadah in the north, pls another northern areas in the borders between South And North Yemen

  • @iAbdulah0
    @iAbdulah0 Před měsícem +32

    We in south yemen regret every day that we united with the north

    • @user-fj5wn9iq5r
      @user-fj5wn9iq5r Před měsícem +4

      the unification been delayed over decade , the unification planed since 1970s

    • @iAbdulah0
      @iAbdulah0 Před měsícem +7

      @@user-fj5wn9iq5r that's true, and we southern were more eager to unite the two countries into one .. but sadly we get betrayed the moment we assign the unification.

    • @MsMmaadd
      @MsMmaadd Před měsícem +8

      We in Hadhramaut either we will have our own state or we be part of united Yemen

    • @wahb96
      @wahb96 Před měsícem +6

      Can you say qiq under water ?

    • @Basahi
      @Basahi Před měsícem

      😂😂😂😂​@@wahb96

  • @AliAhmed-zx3yn
    @AliAhmed-zx3yn Před měsícem +14

    I am a southern citizen. We are on our way to the independence of our country, especially after liberating our country from the Houthi militias affiliated with Iran.

  • @thegirlfromplyos_ru
    @thegirlfromplyos_ru Před měsícem +2

    This is insane!

  • @benbutler9282
    @benbutler9282 Před měsícem

    thanks - this was very informative - Finntastic

  • @davidsargent9359
    @davidsargent9359 Před měsícem +4

    I’m loving the Yemen press officer and his speeches. He’s got more medals than Awdy Murphy , and speaks in a musical cadence. It’s hilarious people. Do yourself a favour n watch him

    • @spidyman8853
      @spidyman8853 Před měsícem +2

      Naaaa
      Very Nauseating....... Get the sick bucket out

  • @Businessmajor282
    @Businessmajor282 Před měsícem +7

    I’m yemeni, my people are always in a state of war, even though we don’t want it.

    • @extragoogleaccount6061
      @extragoogleaccount6061 Před měsícem

      Very sad to see when peaceful protestors, unarmed citizens, etc are killed mostly due to political machinations of the elites and proxy wars. Hopefully the food situation doesnt get out of hand. (And the attacking of unrelated ships stops)

  • @neshanalrazhi7368
    @neshanalrazhi7368 Před měsícem +1

    As i lived in TAIZ i want to mention one mistake here about the central square of Taiz
    The army-divided army- did not engage by the order of Ali saleh, I have seen and heard one the islah leaders saying it must be blood because we want fire and the world will stand with us.
    I was shocked it was all planned and the cameras were ready
    I have lived all that night watching questioning everybody and thats what it was 😢

  • @So70
    @So70 Před 19 dny

    You have some mistakes, but it's a nice clip ❤

  • @andreastveranger1331
    @andreastveranger1331 Před měsícem +5

    Here i was thinking the balkans were complicated. It seems i was wrong

    • @Cergun_
      @Cergun_ Před měsícem +4

      Saleh double crossing his own government is an insane plot twist.

    • @spidyman8853
      @spidyman8853 Před měsícem +1

      Yemen is complicated and dates back 60+ years man

  • @ImAreebaZameer
    @ImAreebaZameer Před 26 dny

    "مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَهْلَ الْیَمَنِ فَقَدْ أَحَبَّنِی وَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَنِی

  • @Mohab7274
    @Mohab7274 Před měsícem +2

    Can u do a documentary about Libya 🇱🇾?