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CEP Non-Resident Fellow Ari Heistein writes: "It has been widely acknowledged that the Houthi attacks against Israel and international shipping that followed Hamas’s deadly October 7th attacks last year, were used to defuse a domestic crisis. Shortly before that terrible day, the Houthis were facing unprecedented opposition at home due to growing resentment over their misrule. That changed in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, and Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Since the Houthis started bombarding Israel and international shipping one year ago, the group has promoted massive public rallies in Yemen to celebrate its “resistance” throughout the territory under their control. It has been generally assumed that the Houthi offensive had redirected public anger, but recent public opinion polls tell a different story."

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October 30, 2024
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"Edmund Fitton-Brown, senior adviser at the Counter Extremism Project and the UK's former ambassador to Yemen, added to these concerns.

He pointed to the Yemeni Houthi rebels, another arm of Iran's "axis of resistance", as a further threat to consider as the conflict in the Middle East potentially spreads.

Fitton-Brown noted the importance of both groups, but maintained Hezbollah as the more "crucial Iranian asset", adding the worrying warning that it cannot be stopped by Israel."

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October 3, 2024
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Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024

Is Aid Diversion a Major Problem in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia? | Edmund Fitton-Brown

Amb. Edmund Fitton-Brown
Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

On September 25, 2024, CEP hosted a webinar to discuss the problem of aid diversion in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia.

Speakers considers CEP’s previous report, “Houthi Diversion of Humanitarian Assistance in Yemen,” and how its analysis of aid delivery in Yemen compares with forthcoming reports of aid diversion in Afghanistan and Somalia. The discussion examines which actors in these countries are disrupting and diverting aid delivery, how they do so, and why the problem remains poorly documented.

Speakers consider what donor countries ought to do in order to address this ubiquitous and insidious problem, and what steps might be taken if the issues at hand cannot be resolved.

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CEP Senior Advisor Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown interviewed: "A special meeting with the former British Ambassador to #Yemen , Edmund Fitton-Brown. The meeting includes many important points about the British and Western position in general on the #Houthi militia , and how the international community is dealing with the Yemeni crisis?"

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September 12, 2024
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August 21, 2024 Ari Heistein

The Houthis Exploit Western Ambiguity to Fund Their War Machine

Since 2023, the Counter Extremism Project released a series of reports highlighting key aspects of the Houthi terrorist group’s operational structure: a structure that allows the organization to procure weapons and ammunition; suppress women...

July 16, 2024 Ari Heistein

The Financial Motive Behind Houthi Spyware Hacks

Since 2023, the Counter Extremism Project augmented its resources on the Houthi terrorist group and its leaders by releasing a series of reports highlighting key aspects of the organization’s functionality and operations: a structure that allows the...

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On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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