“The Houthis sabotaged the communication cables”: Internet problems between Europe and Asia

The Houthis destroyed four underwater communications cables between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti. A report from the Israeli news site Globes says the damage is causing major disruptions to global internet communications between Europe and Asia, particularly in the Gulf countries and India. The damaged cables belong to the AAE-1, Seacom, EIG and TGN systems. The AAE-1 cable connects East Asia to Europe via Egypt, thereby connecting China to the West. The Europe India Gateway (EIG) system connects Europe to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and India.

Just yesterday, the group's leader Abdulmalik Al Houthi announced new attacks using drones. That is to say, unmanned vehicles built on the Iranian model. Tehran is currently the main ally of the Houthis. It provided them not only with weapons, but also with the technology to produce their own rockets and drones. According to the US report, the Shiite drones consist of a torpedo with a propeller propulsion system capable of striking only in one-way attacks. According to the Institute, these weapons are not fast, but effective against slow, moored ships and large targets.

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