A day after officials confirmed that Houthi militants (Shiite dissidents organized under the leadership of Abdel-Malik al-Houthi) violently clashed with soldiers in the northern province of Amran as they attempted to enter the regional capital armed to allegedly attend a funeral , hundreds of affiliates of the group protested this Sunday, denouncing the death of their people.
Saturday violence in Amran is said to have left 12 people dead.
Although a resemblance of calm has been restored since yesterday, tensions are still simmering under the surface, with both the military and Houthi militants acutely aware of the fragility of the situation. Defiant and intent on making their presence felt in the province, the Houhis have erected a tent no too far from the very checkpoint where their men fought and fell on Saturday, a move which has prompted military officers to rise the state of alert.
A retired General told the Yemen Post under anonymity that he personally believed the Houthis’ ire was not directed at the armed forces but rather with al-Islah, Yemen’s powerful Sunni radical faction. He explained that so far every move the Houthis had made had been solely to weaken and erode al-Islah’s territorial pull in Yemen highlands. “I don’t think the Houthis pose a danger per se to the state as their anger seems to be solely focused on al-Islah and most specifically al-Ahmar family as the group hold them responsible for decades of repression. I also think Yemenis owe to ask what powers the Houthis are serving by destroying al-Islah.”
On Sunday a mediating committee was sent to the Houthis to defuse tensions and prevent further escalation in violence. Officials confirmed that the Shiite militants were given 24 hours to end their roadblock and pull-out their men from the area.
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