...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 is escalating in the Shabwa governorate amid significant progress by the national army and popular resistance, especially in the Asilan and Bihan districts.
The commander of Yemeni forces in Bihan told al-Hadath news hound on Friday that most of Bihan was liberated except for some small villages, as the Yemeni army was keen to preserve the lives of civilians.
He also announced that dozens of Houthi turbans were captured, and that the Arab coalition was a vital help in the operations in Bihan.
Military sources had stated earlier that violent confrontations took place between Yemeni forces and the Houthi militia, during which the army and resistance forces managed to control the areas of Jaabour, al-Khazan, al- Noqob, Jabal bin Saban, the West and East banks and the Saadi branch of the district of Asilan.
Meanwhile,
...back at the Council of Boskone, Helmuth ordered the entire 614th quadrant searched. The Green Lensman must be found!...
turbans retreated from festivities in Shabwa.
The sources also reported growing disagreements between the Houthis and Elite Republican Guard forces loyal to former Yemeni President former President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh
... 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..., in the rural part of Bihan, northwest of Shabwa.
This resulted in the withdrawal of some members of the Elite Republican Guard from battlefronts indicating increasing anger due to the latest incidents in Sanaa.
The sources pointed out that the militia lost many of their leaders and fighters in the Bihan battlefronts.
The Houthis were then forced to recruit some of their supporters in Bihan who had no fighting experience and negatively affected their internal strategies.