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2018-10-12 Arabia
Internal conflicts, assassinations, and tank attacks between Houthis on the rise
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Assassinations have become common between 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 ...
militias, majorly caused by internal divisions and splits between top leaders.

Those who split from the militias are said to be killed directly in liquidation attacks or through blowing up their houses.

Militias in Sanaa attacked the house of Doctor Abbas Mohammed Zaid and stole documents and devices from him.

Abbas Mohammed Zaid is the brother of the 14th most wanted man by the coalition forces supporting the legitimate government 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...
- Hassan Mohammed Zaid, the minister of sport in the Houthi government that is not recognized internationally, and one of the Houthi leaders.

The Zaid family is considered a supporter of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, and it helped him enter Sanaa in September 2014.

Conflicts and splits have been increasing within the Houthi leadership lately, the biggest such incident happened a few days ago, when Abdul-Malik al-Houthi had a bloody confrontation with the mufti of the Houthi militias in Saada and Majz district specifically.

Houthi militias attacked the house of the mufti with tanks, missiles, and mortar bombs, killing more than 30 people, injuring dozens, and blowing up houses owned by supporters of the mufti.

The Houthi militias are also suppressing demonstrations that went out recently in Sanaa complaining about the plunging living standards, as soaring prices put basic commodities out of reach of many people.

Houthis tossed in the clink
Book 'im, Mahmoud!
more than 50 female activists from among the students of Sanaa University, and killed one of the security guards.

Posted by Fred 2018-10-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top
 File under: Houthis 

#1 It's a shame they can't both lose... oh, wait - they are!
Posted by Raj 2018-10-12 00:55||   2018-10-12 00:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Just took a look at the picture. I think I need an eye exam, 'cuz I read it as 'The Goat Squad'...
Posted by Raj 2018-10-12 01:07||   2018-10-12 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Internal conflicts, assassinations, and tank attacks between Houthis on the rise.

The plan appears to be working. Please do not disturb the plan.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-12 01:10||   2018-10-12 01:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Gee Raj, that was my reaction too.

Goats on Qat?
Posted by AlanC 2018-10-12 09:00||   2018-10-12 09:00|| Front Page Top

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