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Israel Online · Sep 29, 2026

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U.S. Warns of Growing Houthi Ties With Al-Shabaab U.S. officials are warning that growing ties between Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen and al-Shabaab militants in Somalia pose an escalating threat to regional stability. According to the Financial Times, the Houthis have supplied weapons to al-Shabaab and trained Somali fighters in the use of drones and explosives. A Somalia specialist cited in the report estimated that as many as 1,500 Somali fighters have received training from the Houthis in Yemen.

*U.S. Warns of Growing Houthi Ties With Al-Shabaab* U.S. officials are warning that growing ties between Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen and al-Shabaab militants in Somalia pose an escalating threat to regional stability. According to the Financial Times, the Houthis have supplied weapons to al-Shabaab and trained Somali fighters in the use of drones and explosives. A Somalia specialist cited in the report estimated that as many as 1,500 Somali fighters have received training from the Houthis in Yemen.

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