...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...
Lions of Islam in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...on Saturday closed down the University of Sanaa, and deployed tanks and armored vehicles around the building to intimidate the students, according to an Al Arabiya correspondent.
The militia also used military displays to separate protestors who stood at the main entrance of the university, as well as kidnapping around 55 students.
Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, another bullet hole appeared in Butch's hat......
local sources in Sanaa revealed that the Houthi militias tightened security measures and launched search campaigns to prevent citizens from walking towards Tahrir Square in the city’s center.
According to the sources, Houthi militias deployed their army on the streets and neighborhoods near Tahrir Square, along with military vehicles to patrol the capital.
The militia also placed security checkpoints to stop and search citizens, and tossed in the calaboose
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
those who refused to cooperate.
The sources added that the militias directed its men to launch search campaigns on hotels and rest-stops in the capital, which resulted in the arrest of several young people who were not carrying their personal identifications.
The Houthi militias are fearful of activists’ ongoing protests on social media against the currency collapse and the drastic rise in prices.