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Tribal leaders discuss expansion of Houthi group
[Yemen Post]  Yemeni tribal leaders held a meeting in Sana'a in which they discussed the Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is "God is Great, Death to America™", Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews" ... group's attempts to expand in some Yemeni governorates. They affirmed that they will not stand idly towards violence committed by the Houthi group in Raida, Saada, Hajja and other areas, calling locals to unite. The meeting included the chief of Hashid tribal federation, the head of the Political Security Ghalib al-Qamish and other tribal leaders, sources affirmed. Dozens were killed and maimed when Houthi fighters tried to control on Raida, an areas of Amran governorate, last week. A tribal mediation managed to put an end to the conflict and persuaded the Houthi fighters to leave Raida. Yemeni analysts say the Houthi group seeks to expand in some northern governorates and operate as a proxy of Iran, asserting that it receives support from Iran and the former president Ali Abdulllah Saleh. Yemeni media sources said Saleh and his family held several meetings with Houthi leaders and representatives including the Iranian ambassador to Sana'a. A Yemeni think-tank, Abaad Research and Study Centre has recently said that slogans raised by the Houthi group led to the storm of the US Embassy in Sana'a early of September. The main slogan of the Houthi group is "God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jew." The Houthi group that has recently allied with the former president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... and his family started to spread and print its slogans on most streets of Sana'a. Posted by: Fred 2012-10-02 |
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