Yemeni tribal leaders held a meeting in Sana'a in which they discussed the Houthi group's attempts to expand in some Yemeni governorates.

They affirmed that they will not stand idly towards violence committed by the Houthi group in Raida, Saada, Hajja and other areas, calling locals to unite.

The meeting included the chief of Hashid tribal federation, the head of the Political Security Ghalib al-Qamish and other tribal leaders, sources affirmed.

Dozens were killed and wounded when Houthi fighters tried to control on Raida, an areas of Amran governorate, last week.

A tribal mediation managed to put an end to the conflict and persuaded the Houthi fighters to leave Raida.

Yemeni analysts say the Houthi group seeks to expand in some northern governorates and operate as a proxy of Iran, asserting that it receives support from Iran and the former president Ali Abdulllah Saleh.

Yemeni media sources said Saleh and his family held several meetings with Houthi leaders and representatives including the Iranian ambassador to Sana'a.

A Yemeni think-tank, Abaad Research and Study Centre has recently said that slogans raised by the Houthi group led to the storm of the US Embassy in Sana'a early of September.

The main slogan of the Houthi group is "God is Great, Death to America, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jew."

The Houthi group that has recently allied with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his family started to spread and print its slogans on most streets of Sana'a.