Bahrain Mirror: The US Department of State announced that the Houthi "Ansarullah" group in Yemen are not a terrorist organization.

"The Houthis are not a designated terrorist group-- they are party to the conflict and part of the negotiations that are underway to resolve that conflict," said Justin Siberell, a counter-terrorism coordinator at the US State Department.

Siberell further stressed that the US is concerned about Iran's support for the Houthis, noting; however, that Washington does not consider this support as support of terrorist activity.

Tags: US, Yemen, Houthis, Terrorism, War on Yemen

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