Adam Baron
@adammbaron.bsky.social
Former niche social media personality. Baltimorean. Calabrese. Aspiring gadfly.
Future Security Program Fellow, @newamerica.org; Advisor, @hdcentre.org; obituary writer, British-Yemeni Society Journal.
Future Security Program Fellow, @newamerica.org; Advisor, @hdcentre.org; obituary writer, British-Yemeni Society Journal.
FWIW the Houthis have now issued a statement denying responsibility for today's attack.
October 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
FWIW the Houthis have now issued a statement denying responsibility for today's attack.
...and now I'll be craving melon for the rest of the day. (Ahwar arguably has Yemen's best melons).
October 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
...and now I'll be craving melon for the rest of the day. (Ahwar arguably has Yemen's best melons).
In addition to announcing his death, the Houthis have also announced his replacement with Yusuf al-Madani, a movement veteran and key military leader.
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In addition to announcing his death, the Houthis have also announced his replacement with Yusuf al-Madani, a movement veteran and key military leader.
Timing of this announcement is quite interesting--the ceasefire in Gaza has, of course, removed the Houthis' ostensible motivation for Red Sea operations and attacks on Israeli territory. Underlines the likelihood that the Houthi-Israeli faceoff is unlikely to come to some sort of a clean ending.
October 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Timing of this announcement is quite interesting--the ceasefire in Gaza has, of course, removed the Houthis' ostensible motivation for Red Sea operations and attacks on Israeli territory. Underlines the likelihood that the Houthi-Israeli faceoff is unlikely to come to some sort of a clean ending.
A key target in the Israeli strikes that have periodically rocked Sanaa, Ghamari's death marks the most significant blow to the group in some time. While it's likely to get far less press, IMO its far more significant than the strike that killed the Houthi-aligned PM and much of the cabinet.
October 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A key target in the Israeli strikes that have periodically rocked Sanaa, Ghamari's death marks the most significant blow to the group in some time. While it's likely to get far less press, IMO its far more significant than the strike that killed the Houthi-aligned PM and much of the cabinet.
The Sanaa-based Ministry of Health is reporting 35 dead and over a hundred injuries in today's apparently Israeli strikes in Sanaa and al-Jawf.
September 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Sanaa-based Ministry of Health is reporting 35 dead and over a hundred injuries in today's apparently Israeli strikes in Sanaa and al-Jawf.
Relations between AA and GPC remnants are already pretty shite. Even if it killed a lot of historically GPC-aligned officials, the strike provides an excuse for a politically useful crackdown while giving further impetus for AA leadership to retract further into the movement's inner circle. (2/2)
August 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Relations between AA and GPC remnants are already pretty shite. Even if it killed a lot of historically GPC-aligned officials, the strike provides an excuse for a politically useful crackdown while giving further impetus for AA leadership to retract further into the movement's inner circle. (2/2)
What does this mean? So far, none of those reported killed are among the echelon of Houthi/AA leadership that actually has decision-making power. This strike is, unsurprisingly, going to drive Houthi-aligned officials even further underground. Most key leadership has long been quite reclusive. (1/2)
August 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What does this mean? So far, none of those reported killed are among the echelon of Houthi/AA leadership that actually has decision-making power. This strike is, unsurprisingly, going to drive Houthi-aligned officials even further underground. Most key leadership has long been quite reclusive. (1/2)
Jamal Amr, the Houthi foreign minister, and Hashim Sharafeldin, Minister of Information (and son of slain Houthi intellectual Dr. Ahmed Sharafedine), now among those reported killed. As initial reports suggested, seems like a decent chunk of the Houthi-aligned cabinet is dead or wounded.
August 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Jamal Amr, the Houthi foreign minister, and Hashim Sharafeldin, Minister of Information (and son of slain Houthi intellectual Dr. Ahmed Sharafedine), now among those reported killed. As initial reports suggested, seems like a decent chunk of the Houthi-aligned cabinet is dead or wounded.
Rahawi was a relatively weak figurehead rather than a powerful Houthi leader; key question is who was killed alongside him, which the Houthis remain mum on. Either way, this marks a key rubicon crossed in terms of Israeli hits on Houthi-aligned officials.
August 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Rahawi was a relatively weak figurehead rather than a powerful Houthi leader; key question is who was killed alongside him, which the Houthis remain mum on. Either way, this marks a key rubicon crossed in terms of Israeli hits on Houthi-aligned officials.