When the Yemeni Hoothi Shia rebels warned to destroy the Internet cable lines under the Red Sea,
Issaias said, go ahead and try, make my day!
When the Hoothi rebels asked Issaias, why?
Issaias responded, ka ka ka! May Allah the merciful be blessed, because Allah told us, not to link Eritrea to the evil Internet cable, and we are the only nation on earth without any Internet service. Our people is free from all the vices of the Internet.
Issaias added, if you destroy the cables of the Red Sea, we will reward you with 72 beautiful virgins and ten sacks full of US dollars and Euros. Just, make my day!
The Next Casualty of the Red Sea Attacks: Undersea Cables
The Houthis, undeterred by Western strikes, may now target vital undersea cables, signaling an evolving threat that could critically disrupt global communications and economy.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have bounced back after successive American and British airstrikes targeted the militant group’s offensive capabilities. Despite Western joint operations that sought to degrade the Houthis’ ability to threaten maritime traffic in the Red Sea, they have continued to strike merchant ships off the coast of Yemen in recent weeks. If the fighting continues, however, the group may adjust its strategy to address a new—and perhaps more critical—target: the lattice of undersea telecommunications cables that line the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
Rising Tide of Conflict
On December 24th, 2023, a Telegram channel linked to the Houthis published a map showing the networks of submarine communications cables in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf. The image was accompanied by an ominous message: “There are maps of international cables connecting all regions of the world through the sea. It seems that Yemen is in a strategic location, as internet lines that connect entire continents — not only countries—pass near it.”
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