{"id":123795,"date":"2021-02-10T17:35:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T22:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123795"},"modified":"2021-02-10T17:42:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T22:42:40","slug":"houthis-bomb-civilian-airport-days-after-biden-removes-terrorist-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houthis-bomb-civilian-airport-days-after-biden-removes-terrorist-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthis Bomb Civilian Airport Days After Biden Removes Terrorist Designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouthis-bomb-civilian-airport-days-after-biden-removes-terrorist-designation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=123795&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rsz_1gettyimages-1225247122.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Iranian-backed Houthi militants bombed a civilian airport on Wednesday, just days after the Biden administration lifted the group\u2019s terrorist designation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The drone strike from the group&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/gulf\/2021\/02\/10\/Terrorism-Arab-Coalition-Houthi-terrorist-attack-on-Abha-airport-causes-fire-in-plane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeted<\/a>&nbsp;Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, setting one plane on fire. Arab Coalition forces later <a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/gulf\/2021\/02\/10\/Arab-Coalition-destroys-two-explosive-laden-drones-targeting-Saudi-Arabia-State-TV-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intercepted and destroyed<\/a> the two drones, according to Saudi state media. The attack came as the Biden administration&#8217;s special envoy to Yemen, Timothy Lenderking, arrived in Riyadh to conduct several meetings with Yemeni and Saudi officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in National Security<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Biden administration removed a Trump administration terrorist designation from the Houthi movement last Friday.&nbsp;<\/span><span>The Houthi movement began in Yemen in 1994, emerging with a strong anti-Zionist bent. Houthi leadership has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/fr\/news\/houthis-leader-say-they-will-ally-hezbollah-against-israel-future-war-1044362159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> for cooperation with Hezbollah in future wars against Israel, and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-israel-iran-yemen\/netanyahu-says-iran-seeking-means-to-attack-israel-from-yemen-idUSKBN1X71SA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in 2019 that Iran has sought ways to launch missiles at Israel from Houthi-controlled Yemen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a press briefing Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said that the bombing would not change the administration&#8217;s course on lifting the terror designation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are committed to working with our partner Saudi Arabia,&#8221; Price said. &#8220;We can ensure that we are not adding to the already substantial suffering of the Yemeni people \u2026 while we continue to hold the Houthis to account.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Price did not say what actions would be taken to hold them accountable.<\/p>\n<p><span>The Biden administration, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/05\/world\/middleeast\/yemen-saudi-biden.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pivoted<\/a> away from Saudi Arabia last week, declaring the end of America\u2019s military support for operations against the Houthis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;There is no military solution when it comes to the conflict in Yemen,&#8221; Price said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian-backed Houthi militants bombed a civilian airport on Wednesday, just days after the Biden administration lifted the group\u2019s terrorist designation. 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