The current shipping crisis in the Mediterranean can be traced back to the botched arrest of a ragtag militia leader nearly two decades ago.
In 2004, the Yemeni government attempted to arrest Hussein Badruddin al-Houthi, the head of the Houthis, a Shia militia. He was accused of encouraging his group to overthrow the government.
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