... 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...was exactly killed by the Houthis, some Yemeni Twitter users have been circulating photos of men alleging they were the murderers.
The photos were grabbed from the video of Saleh’s murder. Yemeni media outlets said among the killers was Rashid Manaa, the son of Fares Manaa, a 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...
field commander and arms dealer who was once close to Saleh before turning against him.
In one of the photos, Rashid can be seen holding a Kalashnikov rifle while lifting Saleh’s body from the ground. General People Congress party supporters and commanders distributed the photos and names of those who were involved in Saleh’s murder and vowed for Dire Revenge.
Among those named are Ibrahim al-Obaidi, Majed Ayda and Hussein Dayfallah. Al Arabiya could not independently verify the information.