@sid_abu

Journalist at @MBNEnglish and @AlhurraNews. Formerly @RFERL. Author of The Pashtun Question.

Joined November 2011
  • Tweets29.1K
  • Following966
  • Followers11K
213Media
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Aaron Y. Zelin
@azelinOct 1
Department of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charges of Attempted Material Support to Houthis justice.gov/opa/pr/departmen… wow

Department of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charges

Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, a designated foreign...

justice.gov
4
10
2,670
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
UNAMA News
@UNAMAnewsOct 1
UNAMA has confirmed that at least 10 civilians were killed, most of them children, and 9 people injured in airstrikes carried out in #Afghanistan's Kunar and Helmand provinces earlier today.
487
771
209
1,506
197,154
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Al Jazeera English
@AJEnglishOct 1
Afghan officials say at least nine women and children were killed and 11 people wounded by Pakistani air attacks late Wednesday, destroying three homes in Kunar and Helmand. Pakistan says its targets were armed fighters.

Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes killed women and children

More on Aljazeera.com

138
172
6
422
55,025
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Anna Jacobs Khalaf
@AnnaLeaJacobsOct 1
Follow @AhmedNagiYE on critical Yemen updates
Ahmed Nagi
@AhmedNagiYEOct 1
After taking Bab al-Mandab, the Houthis are now intensifying their offensive in Taiz. The Houthis are attacking across several fronts, seeking to cut the Taiz-Aden highway and isolate the city. Government aligned forces and local resistance are fighting back. The battle could determine whether the Houthis can extend their advance further south.
1
1
4
1,762
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Abubakar Siddique@sid_abuSep 29
I report on how the Houthis’ rapid advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast could benefit al-Qaida. Experts warn the shift could also strengthen AQAP and al-Shabab, creating what one analyst calls a “dual-shore maritime pincer” around the Bab al-Mandab Strait. alhurra.com/en/43088

Houthi Red Sea Gains Could Aid Al-Qaida, Experts Warn

The Iran-aligned Houthis ideologically oppose al-Qaida. But their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for the terrorist group’s regional affiliates.

alhurra.com
15
2
26
3,630
I report on how the Houthis’ rapid advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for al-Qaida affiliates, including AQAP in Yemen and al-Shabab in Somalia. Insights from @summerahmeda @YemeniFatima and @G88Daniele alhurra.com/en/43088

Houthi Red Sea Gains Could Aid Al-Qaida, Experts Warn

The Iran-aligned Houthis ideologically oppose al-Qaida. But their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for the terrorist group’s regional affiliates.

alhurra.com
1
3
4
737
I report on how the Houthis’ rapid advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for al-Qaida affiliates, including al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and al-Shabab in Somalia. With insights from @summerahmeda @YemeniFatima and @G88Daniele
1
1
3
564
alhurra.com/en/43088

Houthi Red Sea Gains Could Aid Al-Qaida, Experts Warn

The Iran-aligned Houthis ideologically oppose al-Qaida. But their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for the terrorist group’s regional affiliates.

alhurra.com
44
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Cole Bunzel@colebunzelSep 29
Saudi grand mufti with another anti-Houthi statement, accusing "the terrorist Houthi group" of rebellion, shedding Muslim blood, & targeting Mecca. "May God disgrace them and extirpate them, and may He preserve Yemen and its unity under the shade of its lawful leadership"
Cole Bunzel@colebunzelSep 25
Saudi grand mufti, in statement exhorting Saudi troops, accuses Houthis of "corruption in creed" and "making takfīr of the Prophet's Companions," beseeching God to "extirpate the Houthis and those who support and align with them" Recalls statements by last grand mufti from 2015
5
14
1,619
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
قناة الحرة
@alhurranewsSep 29
🔲 قالت سمر أحمد، وهي محللة في شؤون الصراع اليمني مقرها واشنطن في حديث لـ “الحرة”: الحوثيون يمررون الآن تكنولوجيا متطورة للطائرات المسيّرة والمتفجرات إلى حركة الشباب لإقامة كماشة بحرية منسقة من جانب الحرس الثوري الإيراني، تمتد على ضفتي باب المندب. 🔲 وأضافت: “هذا النقل التقني غير المتكافئ يرفع قدرات حركة الشباب من مجرد المراقبة الأساسية إلى استخدام طائرات مسيّرة هجومية مسلحة، وأسلحة بعيدة المدى من الساحل ضد السفن التجارية والعسكرية القريبة من الشاطئ”. القصة الكاملة: alhurra.com/43211
1
9
44
10,944
I report on how the Houthis’ rapid advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast could benefit al-Qaida. Experts warn the shift could also strengthen AQAP and al-Shabab, creating what one analyst calls a “dual-shore maritime pincer” around the Bab al-Mandab Strait. alhurra.com/en/43088

Houthi Red Sea Gains Could Aid Al-Qaida, Experts Warn

The Iran-aligned Houthis ideologically oppose al-Qaida. But their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for the terrorist group’s regional affiliates.

alhurra.com
15
2
26
3,630
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
MBN English
@MBNEnglishSep 29
The Iran-aligned Houthis ideologically oppose al-Qaida. But their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for the terrorist group’s regional affiliates. alhurra.com/en/43088

Houthi Red Sea Gains Could Aid Al-Qaida, Experts Warn

The Iran-aligned Houthis ideologically oppose al-Qaida. But their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for the terrorist group’s regional affiliates.

alhurra.com
1
1
172
My latest: The Houthis’ Red Sea gains could have an unexpected beneficiary. Experts warn that shifting front lines in Yemen may strengthen militant networks linking AQAP and al-Shabab across one of the world’s most strategic waterways. My latest: alhurra.com/en/43088

Houthi Red Sea Gains Could Aid Al-Qaida, Experts Warn

The Iran-aligned Houthis ideologically oppose al-Qaida. But their control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast could create new opportunities for the terrorist group’s regional affiliates.

alhurra.com
1
299
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Salman Masood
@salmanmasoodSep 24
"25 Years On, Al-Qaeda Is Less Visible, Still Dangerous" | Sharp piece by @IhsanTipu nation.com.pk/24-Sep-2026/25…

25 Years On, Al-Qaeda Is Less Visible, Still Dangerous

A quarter-century after the September 11 attacks, al-Qaeda continues to present a paradox for analysts and counterterrorism authorities. The organization that

nation.com.pk
12
27
3,001
Riyadh turned to China for help after the Houthis made rapid advances along the Red Sea coast and around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, moves that have left Saudi oil exports and ‌shipping more exposed, the sources said. reuters.com/world/china/chin…

EXCLUSIVE: China presses Iran to help rein in Houthis after Saudi appeal, sources say

The request follows the Iran-backed group's military blitz in the past week.

reuters.com
1
324
MBN’s Great Power Index provides a revealing lens through which to assess the intensifying competition between China and the United States in one of the world’s most strategically important and fiercely contested regions. alhurra.com/en/great-powers-…

Great Powers Index

You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.

alhurra.com
1
217
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
قناة الحرة
@alhurranewsSep 17
🔲 أظهرت نتائج مؤشر النفوذ الأميركي-الصيني من MBN أن ثلاث دول فقط في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا تتموضع أقرب إلى الصين في المجال العسكري: الجزائر وإيران والصومال، بينما تتموضع غالبية دول المنطقة أقرب إلى الولايات المتحدة. 🔲 وتتصدر دول الخليج، إلى جانب تركيا وإسرائيل، نتائج المؤشر في المجال العسكري، مدفوعة بالحضور العسكري الأميركي، إضافة إلى مشتريات الأسلحة التي تستحوذ فيها الولايات المتحدة على الحصة الأكبر. 🔲 وأطلقت شبكة الشرق الأوسط للإرسال مؤشرا لقياس مستوى التنافس بين الولايات المتحدة والصين في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، من خلال خمس ركائز رئيسية: العسكرية، والاقتصادية، والدبلوماسية، والتكنولوجية، والقوة الناعمة. 👈 لمزيد من التفاصيل حول النتائج: alhurra.com/great-powers-ind…
3
5
22
9,959
ISIS-K Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Abbey Gate and Other Terror Attacks “Sharifullah spent nearly a decade at the heart of a horrific campaign of terror, providing critical support for attacks against civilians around the world and, ultimately, contributed to the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers and dozens of others at Abbey Gate,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “Today’s sentence holds him accountable for the blood on his hands. The United States will pursue, capture, and bring to justice anyone, anywhere in the world, who takes part in the killing of our servicemembers or citizens.” Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/isis-k-te…

ISIS-K Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Abbey

Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah, a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his...

justice.gov
13
83
5
227
21,239
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Brett Erickson
@BrettErickson28Sep 15
MORE BREAKING: Increasing indications that Saudi Arabia will be cancelling BOTH September AND October deliveries of oil. If this proves to be true (September is confirmed), we can expect the global energy markets to reach the $120+/Barrel territory… This is NOT SUSTAINABLE.
Brett Erickson
@BrettErickson28Sep 15
MAJOR: Saudi Arabia is CANCELLING shipments of crude to Europe after the catastrophic destruction of the Saudi East-West Pipeline in recent days, paired with Ansarallah strikes against various Saudi infrastructure.
215
2,692
357
11,514
2,149,913
Abubakar Siddique retweeted
Anna Jacobs Khalaf
@AnnaLeaJacobsSep 15
Gulf Arab States Explore New Options as U.S. Bases Fail to Deter Iran nytimes.com/2026/09/15/world… via @NYTimes

Gulf Arab States Explore New Options as U.S. Bases Fail to Deter Iran

The American presence in these countries has not shielded them from retaliation during the Iran war. Now they are hoping direct talks with Iran could help.

nytimes.com
1
9
794
Load more