article_snippet: A Yemeni man says the child, pictured riding a horse, was killed in the Saudi air stirke in Sana'a on Thursday  
article_snippet: The Iran-backed rebels have made rapid gains in recent months .
article_snippet: Translated from the Arabic, their name means 'Supporters of God' and members belong to the Zaidi branch of Islam, who operate primarily in Yemen.
article_snippet: The group is named after Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, who was killed by the Yemeni army after launching an insurgency in 2004.
article_snippet: After members of the Houthis took part in the Yemeni Revolution in 2011, The group won control of key territory across Saudi Arabia and by September 2014 had captured parts of the capital Sana'a.
article_snippet: Since taking office An armed man took a firm stance against Al Qaida, but was forced into taking a power sharing agreement with the Houthis, after Al Qaida gained control of the Yemen capital of Sana'a in 2014.
article_snippet: Once the the Houthis grip of Yemen grew stronger, after The Iran-backed rebels formed an interim government, General Secretary of the United Nations
article_snippet: The fact that Iran is backing the Houthis is key to their success to date.
article_snippet: AQAP have staged deadly attacks but more significant has been the emergence of a Yemen affiliate of the Islamic State group. '