The ‘Signalgate’ breach could embolden the Houthis to forcibly disappear even more people on fake allegations of espionage.
- Professor of Global Conflict and Development; Non-Resident Fellow at the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies (Yemen), University of Sydney
Many people in Yemen and throughout the Middle East believe terror groups are a tool that Western-backed oppressive regimes have long used to maintain power.
The Houthis have found legitimacy through their actions, which will make them even harder to dislodge from power.
