(Xinhua) -- Yemeni Iranian catspaws killed two soldiers and six pro-government rustics in fresh clashes on Wednesday which enabled the turbans to grab off a large-scale region in northern Yemen, a security official said.
The move was one of a series of systematic violations of the latest truce deal brokered by the Qatari government between Sanaa regime and the rebels.
"Houthis (rebels) are exploiting the government's preoccupation in fighting al-Qaeda cut-throats and in expanding their domination over northern remote districts," the official admitted to Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
"They (the bad guyz) raided Marashi district of the northeast al-Jouf province, killing two soldiers and six pro-government rustics and wounding dozens of the army," he said, adding "Houthis forced local residents out after taking control of the district."
Earlier this month, an official statement on the interior ministry's website accused the rebels of establishing a number of checkpoints in Barat district in al-Jouf province, as well as stepping up its cut-throats in some regions of the province.
Yemen has recently come under increasing pressure from the international community, which asked the Sanaa to solve its internal conflicts and focus on fighting terrorist groups after the Yemen-based al-Qaeda wing claimed credit for a failed attempt to blow up a U.S. passenger plane bound for Detroit last year.