Head of the Joint Meeting Parties in Yemen's eastern Jawf province has accused the national security system and Iran of supporting the Houthi followers to kill the revolutionaries and take control of the province.
The revolutionaries took over Jawf in March when the popular youth-led protests calling for the ouster of the regime escalated in various Yemeni cities.
They took over civil offices and military camps and since then the Houthi followers have been fighting them to take control of the province.
"We consolidated control of the province until a new regime is installed. We are protecting all public offices and military camps inside it, but the Houthi followers with support from the national security have been fighting us," sheikh Al-Hassan Abkar told newsyemen.net.
At least 88 revolutionaries have been killed and more than 139 others injured in fierce battles between both sides, he said, adding that various weapons were used in fighting.
There were Houthi casualties and many homes were destroyed, he said, pointing out that the battlefields are located in the districts of Sadba'a and Al-Ghail.
There was a mediation led by sheikh Hussein Al-Dhaneen but President Saleh, who is being treated in Saudi Arabia after a rocket attack on his palace in June, resisted the mediation.
Abkar also accused Iran of supporting the Houthi followers, saying the Islamic republic wants to establish a front like Hezbollah in Lebanon.
We reached an agreement to ceasefire in Jawf but armed people, believed to be pro-regime thugs, intercepted and fired at Houthi convoys and then the ceasefire failed.
There was also another mediation by the JMP but it did not succeed because the Houthi followers were not wise enough, he said, as he attacked local and international media for ignoring the situation in Jawf.
Last year, the government reached a ceasefire with the Shiite Houthi Group in Saada province in the far north after six years of fighting. The group, allegedly supported by Iran, has followers in several Yemeni provinces, mostly in the far north.