The US government on Thursday sanctioned a senior Houthi military officer accused of helping confiscate more than $100 million worth of property in war-torn Yemen through extortion and other illegal tactics.
Saleh Mesfer Alshaer, who commands the Houthi-controlled military logistics support organization, is considered the “judicial custodian” of assets seized from opponents of the Iran-aligned movement. In a statement announcing his designation, the US Treasury Department describes Alshaer as a close ally of Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
