SPOTLIGHT: How Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raise the stakes for the militia

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LONDON: The escalation of the conflict in Yemen has coincided with the activation of a tripartite mutual defense pact that promises to focus the might of the region’s three largest militaries on ending the civil war that has raged on Saudi Arabia’s southern border for the past 12 years. On Sept. 3, the Houthis launched a surprise attack that saw their forces seize a 150-km swath of coastline from the city of…