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Ansarallah (the Houthis)

Designation status by government

Listed by the UN Security Council, the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom; on all four lists checked.

  • UN Security CouncilOn the list; file date 2022
  • United StatesOn the list; file date 2024
  • European UnionOn the list; file date 2022
  • United KingdomOn the list; file date 2022

A designation is a government act, not an MEF finding. Each line below quotes the list and links the government’s own notice.

About This Entry

Group profile in the Jihad Intel archive (2014 to 2018).

Compare every list in the Who Lists Whom.

Listing Timeline

Listing timeline for Ansarallah (the Houthis) Earliest dated act and later amendments carried in each list file, 2020 to 2026. The table below gives every dated event. 2020 2022 2024 2026 UN 28 Feb 2022 US (OFAC) 16 Feb 2024 EU 14 Mar 2022 UK list 1 Mar 2022
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Status on Each List

  1. UN Security Council Consolidated ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UN Security Council lists THE HOUTHIS (entry YEe.001). Earliest date in the list file: 28 Feb 2022.

    Program as written on the list: “Yemen”

    List note, quoted: “Listed pursuant to paragraph 5 of resolution 2624 (2022) as subject to the measures imposed by paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) (targeted arms embargo). The Houthis have engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Yemen. The Houthis have engaged in attacks striking civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen, implemented a policy of sexual violence and repression against politically active and professional women, engaged in the recruitment and use of children, incited violence against groups including on the basis of religion and nationality, and indiscriminately used landmines and improvised explosive devices on the West Coast of Yemen. The Houthis have also...”

    United Nations Security Council, "THE HOUTHIS," UN Security Council Consolidated List, YEe.001, list of 16 Oct 2026.

  2. U.S. OFAC SDN ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists ANSARALLAH (entry 47664). OFAC entry created 16 Feb 2024.

    Program as written on the list: “FTO; SDGT”

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, "ANSARALLAH," U.S. OFAC SDN List, entry 47664, accessed 18 Oct 2026.

  3. EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListAs of 15 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The Council of the European Union lists ANSAR ALLAH (entry EU.7817.36).

    Program as written on the list: “YEM”

    Council of the European Union, "ANSAR ALLAH," EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, EU.7817.36, file of 15 Oct 2026.

  4. UK Sanctions ListAs of 16 Oct 2026

    On the list

    The UK government lists The Houthis (entry YEM0010). Earliest date in the list file: 1 Mar 2022.

    Program as written on the list: “The Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020”

    Statement of reasons, quoted from the list: “The Houthis have engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Yemen.; The Houthis have engaged in attacks striking civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen, implemented a policy of sexual violence and repression against politically active and professional women, engaged in the recruitment and use of children, incited violence against groups including on the basis of religion and nationality, and indiscriminately used landmines and improvised explosive devices on the West Coast of Yemen. The Houthis have also obstructed the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Yemen, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in Yemen.; The Houthis have conducted ...”

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, "The Houthis," UK Sanctions List, YEM0010, list of 16 Oct 2026.

  5. U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated ListAs of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on US non-SDN list as of 18 Oct 2026

    Not on the U.S. OFAC Non-SDN Consolidated List as of 18 Oct 2026. Checked against this list's names and aliases on 17 Oct 2026; editor review pending.

Listing History

Dated events as carried in each list file. OFAC dates are the entry-creation dates in OFAC’s advanced SDN file.
DateListEventAct or source
28 Feb 2022UNUN listingUN ref YEe.001
1 Mar 2022UKUK designationUK Sanctions List YEM0010
14 Mar 2022EUEU act amending the entry2022/419 (OJ L86)
14 Jun 2022UKUK entry last updatedUK Sanctions List YEM0010
16 Feb 2024US SDNOFAC entry createdOFAC SDN entry
21 Jun 2024US SDNFederal Register notice naming the entry89 FR 52214

Names as Listed

  • ANSARALLAH
  • ANSAR ALLAH
  • ANSARULLAH
  • PARTISANS OF GOD
  • SUPPORTERS OF GOD
  • THE HOUTHIS
  • A HÚSZIK
  • APOIANTES DE DEUS
  • DE HOUTHI'S
  • DIEVO RĖMĖJAI
  • DIEVO ŠALININKAI
  • GLI HOUTHI
  • Guerrilleros de Dios
  • HOUTHI grupuotė (HUSIAI)
  • HOUTHIERNE
  • HUTHI-RYHMÄ
  • HUTI
  • HUTIJEVCI
  • Húthíovci
  • Hútiové
  • ISTEN PARTIZÁNJAI
  • ISTEN TÁMOGATÓI
  • LOS HUZÍES
  • MOUVEMENT HOUTHISTE
  • Mișcarea Houthi
  • OS HUTIS
  • PARTIDÁRIOS DE DEUS
  • PARTISANS DE DIEU
  • Partidarios de Dios
  • Partyzanci Boga
  • SOUTIENS DE DIEU
  • Zwolennicy Boga
  • boží bojovníci
  • boží pomocníci
  • die Huthis
  • huthierna
  • Οπαδοί του Θεού
  • Υποστηρικτές του Θεού
  • ΧΟΥΘΙ
  • АНСАР АЛЛАХ
  • АНСАРАЛЛАХ
  • ПАРТИЗАНИ НА БОГ
  • ПОДДРЪЖНИЦИ НА БОГ
  • ХУТИ
  • The Houthis

Identifiers

EU:137784, UK:YEM0010, UN ref YEe.001, UN:YEe.001, US:47664

Entries are joined across lists only by a shared UN reference number, IMO number or an editor’s hand-checked crosswalk (this entity is in the crosswalk).