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What were the Saada Wars?

The Saada Wars were a series of six conflicts, centered in the Saada governorate of Yemen, between 2004 and 2010. The conflicts were between the Yemeni government of Pres. Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthi movement, a Zaydi Muslim movement based in the Saada governorate. The Houthi movement entered into rebellion in 2004 after a crackdown that killed one of its leaders Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi.