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==Membership and support==
[[File:Ansar Allah fighters.jpg|thumb|Ansar Allah fighters in Yemen, August 2009.]]
There is a difference between the [[Houthi tribe|al-Houthi family]]<ref name="RAND"/>{{rp|102}} and the Houthi movement. The movement was called by their opponents and foreign media "Houthis". The name came from the surname of the early leader of the movement [[Hussein al-Houthi]] who died in 2004.<ref>{{
The Houthis avoid assuming a singular tribal identity. Instead, the group strategically draws support from tribes of the northern Bakil federation, rival to the Hashid federation which had been a traditional ally of the central government. The Houthis' lack of centralised command structure allows them to generate immense support, as Yemenis from diverse backgrounds have joined their cause.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/shabab-al-moumineen.htm|title=Hothi / Houthi / Huthi; Ansar Allah; al-Shabab al-Mum'en / Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth)|publisher=globalsecurity.org|access-date=12 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104191956/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/shabab-al-moumineen.htm|archive-date=4 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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