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Qui sont réellement les Houthis et quelles sont leurs croyances ? Devenus un acteur incontournable du Moyen-Orient, les Houthis contrôlent aujourd’hui une grande partie du Yémen et se présentent comme l’un des principaux soutiens armés de la cause palestinienne dans la région. Leurs attaques contre Israël puis leur confrontation avec les États-Unis et l’Arabie saoudite, ont donné une dimension internationale à un mouvement longtemps cantonné aux montagnes du nord du Yémen.

The first shipments of high-octane gasoline imported by sea from the United States have begun traveling by truck from Syria’s Baniyas port to Iraq’s Baiji refinery under a transit arrangement.

The move lays the groundwork for a two-way overland energy corridor through Syrian territory, an alternative route Baghdad recently adopted to secure vital fuel supplies after maritime shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was halted.

The persistence of current geopolitical alignments, the attention of Eastern actors to the region, the strengthening of Sanaa’s position in the Red Sea, and the expansion of regional opposition to the UAE’s role will diminish Abu Dhabi’s role in the region.

Quelques jours avant la célébration par l’Iran du 46e anniversaire de la Défense sacrée, nom donné à la guerre de 1980-1988 imposée par l’ancien dictateur irakien Saddam Hussein à la République islamique nouvellement établie, Téhéran a accueilli un genre très particulier d’exercice militaire. Les participants n’étaient pas des soldats de carrière, mais de simples citoyens.

On 10 September, Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, captured the Red Sea port city of Mocha during a major offensive against Yemeni government-aligned forces.

The group then advanced south, reportedly reaching the coastal town of Dhubab on 11 September, before moving against strategic islands near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, including Mayun, also known as Perim, and the Hanish Islands.

An Israeli military trench has blocked the last route into al-Ras al-Ahmar, disrupting water deliveries, food supplies and children’s schooling.

Key Developments
Residents said an Israeli army trench had blocked the last remaining route into the northern Jordan Valley community for seven days.
Residents could not reliably receive water and animal feed, while children missed school and patients struggled to access medical care.
A local herder warned that restrictions on grazing land and supplies threatened approximately 15,000 sheep in the area.
An Israeli military trench has blocked the last route into al-Ras al-Ahmar, disrupting water deliveries, food supplies and children’s schooling.

Damascus, Syria – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were dissolved by their commander-in-chief, Mazloum Abdi, on 25 August, bringing an end to Rojava, a 14-year-old experiment in autonomous self-administration in northeast Syria.

Abdi is to take up a new role as a special adviser to President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whilst the senior leadership will occupy various positions within the government.

On August 7, 2026, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” at the Summit of Joint Defence, which represents an emerging form of cross-regional security cooperation amid growing geopolitical uncertainty. It seeks to ensure “collective deterrence against any act of aggression”; the central question it raises is why three countries from three different geographical regions came together at this particular moment to sign it.