Al-Shabab fighters found dead among Houthi casualties, Yemeni forces say

SANAA – Yemen’s anti-Houthi National Resistance Forces (NRF) have announced the discovery of bodies of Somali Al Shabab fighters among Houthi casualties on the west coast.

The announcement comes after reports of increasing co-ordination between the Iran-backed group and armed factions in the Horn of Africa.

The NRF’s military media said the fighters’ identities were verified through documents and belongings found on their bodies, confirming their affiliation with Al Shabab, whose presence within Houthi ranks indicates co-ordination between the Iran-backed militia and armed groups across the region, the NRF added.

A recent report by the Century Foundation, a non-partisan, US-based think tank, details how the Houthis have built smuggling and training networks stretching across the Red Sea into the Horn of Africa and Sudan, deepening ties with Al Shabab – a group linked to Al Qaeda – and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).