• CodeInvasion@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    This is simply false.

    The Houthis are not a state. There are a rebel faction in a civil war in Yemen.

    Even if it were the Yemen government banning ships from it’s waters it’s can’t do that by international law. They don’t own the whole strait.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab-el-Mandeb

    Lastly, a UN resolution passed that outlaws this behavior.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_2722

    • Count042@lemmy.ml
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      5 days ago

      This is like calling the US now a rebel faction in the civil war in the British Empire.

      We won.

      America is its own country.

      Ansarallah won. The conquered basically all of the territory except for a few towns held by another faction with whom Ansarrallah made peace with.

      All of this while under continuous air attacks from Saudi Arabia w/ US intelligence, refueling and weapons. Meanwhile the US supported a complete blockade, including food, into a country that at that time imported 90% of its food.