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| Houthi leader: Tribes prevented us from expelling the Americans |
| 2012-03-13 |
| [Yemen Post] Spokesman of the 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.... group in Hajja governorate Abu Yahya Al-Matari has said the group wants to drive the Americans out, pointing out that the tribes of Hajja encountered them and prevented them from reaching the US embassy in Sana'a. In a meeting with more than 20 Yemeni journalists and activists visiting some areas of Hajja where violent festivities broke out between the Houthis and rustics, Al-Matary affirmed that they want to get to the US embassy and some Yemeni coasts to expel the Americans. He claimed that the group has the ability to control many Yemeni governorates militarily, hinting that they prefer to widespread their culture peacefully. He told the journalists that the group fighters went to Hajja with the aim of protecting a leader of the group, Yousf Al-Mudan, stressing that they have the right to exist in anywhere inside Yemen. The Houthi group whose main slogan is "God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews." accused the tribes of fighting a proxy war with America and Israel. A ten-member team of journalists and activists visited Hajja early of this weak to review the damages and consequences of the festivities between the Houthis and some tribes of Hajja. Prominent local human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... organizations such Hood, Seyaj, the Yemeni Observatory for Human Rights, and other organizations and activists took part in this mission. News reports stated on Saturday that Germany warned the Houthi group of using violence to gain political objectives, urging the group to renounce the violence and engage in the political process. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Make note of this. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-03-13 00:28 |