(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Since the state institutions meltdown, the group has grown bolder in its advances, using the power vacuum left by the political crisis and popular uprising as it knows that the government forces are concentrating their attention elsewhere.
About a week ago, residents in Hajjah province north-west of Sana’a, warned that the Shia movements were seizing towns and villages, making their way towards the seaport of Midi to secure an opening towards the Red Sea and ferry military equipment from outside Yemen.
Al-Houthis, which have their stronghold situated in Sa’ada, a northern Yemeni province, which shares borders with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Despite having agreed to a truce a while back as both al-Islah and al-Houthis were working at toppling President, recent weeks saw a resurgence in armed clashes.
Interestingly, al-Houthis’ media office is denying the allegation, arguing that they had uncovered a suicide bomber plot targeting their supporters in al-Mutoon district.
“An unidentified person tried to join a procession of Houthi supporters en route to celebrate the day of al-Ghadeer festival, and when the procession’s escorts intercepted him, they found a wire of an explosive belt concealed with him,” read a press release. The group added that they believed the attack was commandeered by the American.
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