Interactive maps show how quickly the Houthis took control of Yemen

The Houthis, a Yemeni terror group, have put themselves at the centre of the crisis unfolding in the Middle East after attacking ships in the Red Sea.

Founded in the 1990s by Hussein al-Houthi, from whom they take their name, the group gained power amidst political turmoil in Yemen following the Arab Spring.

Militants swept out of their heartlands in the north of Yemen, rapidly capturing the capital and seat of power in Yemen, Sana'a, along with the regime's stocks of advanced missiles.

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