Iran-backed Houthis Blow Up Several Civilian Homes in Yemen's Amran

Iran-backed Houthi militants have deliberately blown up multiple civilian homes in the Qafla ‘Adhr district of Yemen’s Amran Governorate, local sources and Eyewitnesses said Sunday.

Eyewitnesses told Khabar Agency that Houthi forces rigged and detonated houses belonging to the Al-Bakr Al-Warwari family in Ghareb Al-Sawda, reducing them to rubble. The militia justified the destruction by claiming the residents were linked to opposing tribal factions.

The operation was reportedly overseen by Ali Yahya ‘Ashish (alias Abu Mohammed), the Houthi-appointed security chief and de facto administrator of Qafla ‘Adhr.

The attacks have ignited fierce backlash across social media and local communities, with activists condemning the Houthis’ escalating campaign of intimidation against resisting tribes in Amran.

This incident follows a well-documented pattern of the Houthis targeting dissenters through home demolitions—a tactic unprecedented in Yemen’s modern conflicts. Since launching their insurgency in late 2014, the group has blown up approximately 900 homes nationwide.