Al-Mukalla, Yemen - A year after Yemen's Houthis rallied to oppose government policies, they have taken the country into a bloody conflict that has killed thousands of people and left millions more at the risk of famine.
The Houthis' anti-government demonstrations in the summer of 2014, which followed a rise in fuel prices, were initially peaceful, with the group indicating that it did not intend to overthrow the regime by force. On August 18, 2014, tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Sanaa, promising to continue further sit-ins and demonstrations until the country instituted a change of government.
One year later, the Houthis remain in control of the capital Sanaa after seizing power violently and forcing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and other key officials into exile. An Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been battling the rebels, and recently retook the southern port city of Aden. Meanwhile, the country is in the grips of a massive humanitarian crisis.
So what went wrong with the revolution the Houthis had been seeking since last August?