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WashPo contributor Mohammed al-Houthi pictured with rifle in past interviews
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Users on Twitter were able to unearth past photos and videos of Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, the controversial Yemeni holy warrior leader who published an op-ed piece on the Washington Post, showing him with his gun as he conducted televised interviews.The op-ed by al-Houthi, the head of the so-called the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of 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, was published by the US newspaper on November 9. Al-Houthi is implicated in issuing directives for killing more than 26 Yemeni journalists, while there are 16 journalists until this day in detention centers. The shocking images of al-Houthi dating back to 2016 shows him with his AK-47 placed either on his lap or on a table during multiple interviews that were aired on pro-Houthi channels. Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar al-Iryani has questioned how a "criminal responsible for thousands of violations against the Yemeni people" could be given space to publish an opinion piece in the Washington Post. Posted by: Fred 2018-11-13 |
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