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| Yemen's Houthi movement sack top military official |
| 2015-02-20 |
| [YEMENONLINE.INFO] Yemen's 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... movement was plunged into a state of confusion on Wednesday following news of the sacking of one of its top military commanders over the failure to reach a settlement with other political factions. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, Yemeni political sources said the leader of the powerful group, Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, sacked the head of the "Revolutionary Committee" Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi after he failed to convince other factions to join with it in forming a new government in the wake of president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi's resignation. A top military commander, Mohammed Al-Houthi emerged as the de facto ruler of Yemen after the Shi'ite group, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced a controversial declaration earlier this month that dissolved parliament and tightened its grip on the organs of government. He also reportedly played a key role in the Houthi seizure of the Yemeni capital Sana'a in September. Prominent Houthi leader Youssef Al-Fishi has now been appointed the new head of the committee, according to sources. While some sources said Mohammed Al-Houthi had resisted his dismissal, a senior Ansar Allah figure, Saleh Al-Samad, toldAsharq Al-Awsat that reports of his dismissal were untrue. The talks between the Houthis and their rivals, conducted under the auspices of the UN, have failed to produce an agreement to end Yemen's worsening political crisis. Several parties have already walked out of the talks, demanding the Houthis withdraw from Sana'a, surrender power, and lift the virtual house arrest they have imposed on outgoing president Hadi and other bigwigs. |
| Posted by:Fred |