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Major concerns have been raised over Houthi threats to sabotage international internet traffic and the transmission of financial data, with Yemeni telecom firms sounding the alarm over the militant group's plans to 'disrupt' submarine cables in the Red Sea.
Yemen's General Telecommunications Company, which is affiliated with the UN-recognized government, issued a statement condemning "Houthi threats to sabotage international sea cables".
Approximately 17 percent of the world's Internet traffic is carried through fiber pipes in the Red Sea.
On December 24, a Houthi-affiliated Telegram channel posted a map showing the convergence of communications cables in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, accompanied by an ominous message about Yemen's "strategic location."
"Yemen is close to a disproportionate number of international submarine internet cables, particularly along the west coast where the Houthis have the most access," explains Wilson Jones, defense analyst at GlobalData.
"It would be very difficult to stop the Houthis if they made a concerted effort to disrupt these cables," says Jones.
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