[Al Arabiya Latest] Yemen's Houthi rebels have Pakistani fighters in their ranks, press reports revealed Sunday,
| How very odd. Sunni Pakisatanis or Shiite Pakistanis? |
| They aren't Christian Pakistanis ... |
as Saudi Arabia arrested a sorcerer on its border with Yemen attempting to plant magic spells in the conflict zone in support of the rebel group.
Pakistani fighters are helping the Houthi rebels with their conflict against Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya TV reported, quoting Yemen's Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi as saying: "The way the Houthi militias operate and the amount of money they spend on the conflict make the involvement of foreign powers almost a certainty."
| Foreign powers like Iran. But what would cause Pakistanis to think fighting in Yemen is a better idea than fighting in Pakistan or Afghanistan? |
| I think it's the benefits package ... |
" The way the Houthi militias operate and the amount of money they spend on the conflict make the involvement of foreign powers almost a certainty "
Yemeni FM |
"The Yemeni intelligence is investigating the involvement of external parties in supporting the Houthi insurgency," Qirbi said. "This is a conspiracy to destroy Yemen and the Houthis will pay dearly for that."
Saudi forces evacuated 420 border villages as Houthi rebels had previously infiltrated the kingdom, which Qirbi said was an act of terrorism that should be severely punished.
Meanwhile the United States warned that the conflict between the Yemeni government and Houthis could have grave consequences as far as the security of the Gulf region is concerned.
| Oooooh, that was profound and meaningful. |
Qirbi denied allegations that the Yemeni government asked for security and military support from the U.S. but said "however there is bilateral security cooperation between the two countries in the war on terror," he said. |