[AAWSAT] The Iran-backed terrorist 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 announced on Monday that one of its commanders, Saleh al-Sammad, was killed.
Sources confirmed that he was killed in an air strike by the Arab coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen, reported al-Arabiya television. The strike was carried out on Thursday in the al-Hodeidah region.
Sammad was head of the so-called Houthi political council and the second most wanted figure on a list released by the Arab coalition. A reward of 20 million dollars had been put up for any information that would lead to his arrest.
The sources said that the coalition strike targeted his vehicle as he was traveling in southern Hodeidah. Over 20 leading Houthi figures were also killed in the attack.
Yemeni government front man Rajeh Badi told al-Arabiya that Sammad’s death dealt a strong blow to the Houthis.