Yemen’s war has entered a far more dangerous phase, the UN warns, as the Houthis tighten their grip at home while projecting power across the region. The report documents a disturbing rise in child recruitment, with boys appearing on front lines and in mass rallies carrying rifles as though they were part of the regular fighting force. Behind the public displays of defiance is a quieter, more suffocating reality: families pressured to send their children to ideological camps,