The federal government has added the Houthis, a Shia Islamist militant group based in Yemen, to Canada’s terrorist list.

In a controversial move, Canada has officially designated Yemen’s Ansarullah (Houthi) movement as a “terrorist entity.” Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc claims the designation is part of Canada’s global fight against terrorism and in alignment with its international allies.

Ansar Allah, the Yemen-based insurgency group better known as “the Houthis,” have been declared a terrorist organization by the government of Canada — nearly a year after the U.S. State Department made the same move.

In a bold retaliatory operation, Yemeni Houthis targeted a U.S. destroyer and three American supply ships in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Yemeni Armed Forces deployed 16 ballistic, cruise missiles,

Joint operation involved 16 ballistic and winged missiles as well as a drone, achieving ‘precise and direct hits,’ says group’s spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı