Have the Houthis followed through on their threats?
As Yemeni rebels continue to harass international commercial ships crossing the Bab el Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, a Hong Kong Internet provider reported damaged submarine cables in this area on Monday (March 4).
In December, a Telegram channel linked to the Houthis published this message, in the form of a warning:
"
There are maps of international cables connecting all regions of the world by sea. It appears that Yemen is in a strategic position, because Internet lines that connect entire continents – and not just countries – pass
nearby
.
At the beginning of February, several Yemeni telecoms companies expressed concern about the threat of sabotage of the submarine cables in the Red Sea, which represent 17% of global Internet traffic.
The information minister of Yemen's legitimate government also told the
Guardian
that…
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