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Arabia
Tribal leaders accuse Houthis of breaching agreements
2012-02-09
[Yemen Post] Tribal leaders of Hajja province have alleged that 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....
group breached most agreements reached with them, pointing out that they use children in their fighting against tribes and Salafis.

Locals of Kushar district of Hajja reiterated that their areas witnessed relative calm after dozens of both sides were killed and maimed.

They said the Houthi group has plans to expand and control on some district of Hajja and other governorates.

On the other hand, front man of the Houthi group Mohammad Abdul-Salam denied these claims, saying that the Soddy Arabia provide the gunnies with dates and milk, and encourage them to fight the Houthis.

However,
there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened...
tribal men said all the Houthi fighters do not belong to their areas, emphasizing that they were brought from Saada and other areas.

Secretary-General of the Nasserite Unionist People's Organization in Hajja, Zaid Arjash, told media outlets that the Houthi group surrounds some areas and deprive civilians from commodities and medicines, indicating that the group merely uses mediations and agreements as tactics.

"We tried to reach agreements with the Houthis, but they always violate them and assassinate tribal leaders and dignitaries" he added.

Arjash said that the tribal men fiercely fight to defend their areas, citing that dozens of Houthi fighters were killed and their corpses are still thrown on the mountains.

He made clear that the tribal men only have light weapons such as AK 47 and the Houthi fighters have mortars, RPG and tanks.

Arjash appealed to all human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty...
groups and media outlets to pay attention to the humanitarian tragedies in Hajja, affirming that approximately 5000 families were displaced as a result of the Houthi aggressions on their villages.

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