Canada lists Houthi militant group as a terrorist entity
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The Iran-backed group, officially known as Ansarallah, has contributed to unrest in the Middle East by attacking commercial and naval vessels in the Red Sea for over a year.
Canada has added the Houthi militant group to its list of terrorist entities, the government announced Monday.
The Iran-backed group, officially known as Ansarallah, has operated in Yemen since the early 2000s and has contributed to unrest in the Middle East by attacking multiple commercial and naval vessels in the Red Sea for over a year.
Those attacks began in November 2023 to protest Israel’s military offensive in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, which is also backed by Iran.
Canada supported British and American strikes against Houthi targets earlier this year in response to the Red Sea attacks.
“Today’s addition of Ansarallah as a listed terrorist entity contributes to our efforts in fighting terrorism globally and aligning Canada with our allies,” Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a statement.
“Acts of violent extremism and terrorism have no place in the world and we will continue to take action to curtail the spread of these activities internationally and to counter threats to Canada, its citizens and its interests around the world.”
Under Canadian law, the designation allows for criminal penalties against any person or group that knowingly deals with a listed entity.
The order acknowledges the term “Houthi” can also refer to an ethnic group in Yemen, and this designation only applies to Ansarallah militants.
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