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Mohammed al-Houthi, the Iran-trained Yemeni who become a coup leader
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... recently announced a list of 40 names of leaders and members responsible for terrorist activities carried out by Houthis. But who is Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, who was ranked third and whom a bounty worth $20 million was placed on him? Mohammed was born in 1975 in Saada. He joined the Iranian revolutionary guards before 2004 and later returned to Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... where he was jugged Book 'im, Mahmoud! for years. He emerged as a coup leader and engineer of the "revolutionary committees" which were tasked with controlling every aspect of the state following the coup in Yemen. It’s not clear how many years he spent in Iran and what he exactly did there. However what’s certain is that Yemeni authorities imprisoned him after his return, sometime between the years 2004 and 2009, which is the time period when 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... rebels fought battles in Saada with the government at the time. According to sources, Yemeni authorities believed he was the link between Iran and the Houthis. Houthis say Mohammed, aka Abu Ahmad, was in charge of the group’s military wing and played a prominent role in their coup and invasion of Sanaa before he was tasked with heading the revolutionary committees. According to journalist Mohammed al-Sufi, who is close to ousted President former 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..., Mohammed al-Houthi’s father, who died in 2016, had the US citizenship. Sufi noted however that it’s not clear whether Mohammed has the US citizenship or not, and added that Mohammed’s family had "a small company" in the US. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-11 |
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