🚨🇾🇪🇸🇴 A dangerous new alliance could threaten one of the world’s most important trade routes... U.S. officials warn that Yemen’s Houthis and al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab are developing increasingly close operational ties across the Red Sea. The Houthis have reportedly supplied weapons and trained hundreds of Somali fighters in drones and explosives, while Houthi operatives have traveled into al-Shabaab-controlled territory. The concern is geography: cooperation could eventually give the groups capabilities on both sides of the waterways connecting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. AFRICOM has publicly warned that Houthi links with al-Shabaab are expanding and pose a growing threat to shipping and regional security. One network. Two coastlines. A critical artery for global trade caught in between. Source: FT / Writer: Samuel