UK-Houthi conflict stirs fears of escalation among Britain’s Yemenis
Al Jazeera
While some members of the community back the Houthis’ attempt to take on the West and Israel over Gaza, many also worry a wider conflict could unfold.
London, United Kingdom – When the United Kingdom and the United States launched joint attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen in January, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was intended as a “limited, single action”.
Yet since then, there have been several more rounds of strikes.
With the Houthis pledging to continue their campaign to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea, it seems likely there will be more.
Britain is home to a small but significant Yemeni diaspora community of about 80,000 people.
The first Yemenis arrived in the northern city of Liverpool in the early 1900s – they were seamen and their families.
