How labeling Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists would harm civilians

Recent reports indicate that the Trump administration may soon include the Houthis, the group that governs most of Yemen, in the same category as al-Qaeda. Yemen scholar Gregory Johnsen explains how designating the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization may affect the lives of Yemeni civilians, peace talks and US national security.

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