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Yemen’s Houthis ‘help prisoners escape in exchange for joining fight’
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] 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... militia intensified their activities aimed at helping prisoners escape from Yemen’s central prison in the Ibb governorate in an attempt to increase their numbers on battlefronts. According to sources inside the central prison, the militia made deals with a number of prisoners saying that they would get them out if they agree to join the militia and fight on their battlefronts. The Houthis are known to have released a number of prisoners within the past few years, especially those who were sentenced to death, and sent them to fight their battles on various fronts. Houthi battle losses In Hodeidah, 20 Houthi bully boyz were killed on Saturday evening following raids by Arab Coalition fighters and battles with the Yemeni army on the outskirts of Hays, and al-Tahita, according to sources. It is reported that one of the bully boyz killed is the son of the head of the Houthi Revolutionary Committees in Hodeidah. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-22 |
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