Evidence presented by the Arab Coalition in Yemen has shocked Houthi militias, especially that the proof revealed a wide intelligence breach within the Iran-backed group.
Moreover, the evidence exposed Houthis for their absolute allegiance to Iran and its terror proxies in the region, foremost of which is the Lebanon-based Hezbollah.
While Yemeni political analysts confirmed that the Arab Coalition’s evidence has left the international community no excuse for sympathizing with Houthi militias, they predicted that the coming period will witness painful strikes against the group if it decides to escalate its terror activity.
The shock of the Houthi militias, along with the confusion shown by their leaders, was evident in some of them trying to discredit the Arab Coalition’s evidence even before it was publicly reviewed.
Moreover, Houthis tried disrupting the Arab Coalition’s press conference by announcing a press conference for their militia spokesman, Yahya Saree.
The group’s leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, also appeared in a more confused position after giving direct orders to his Preventive Security Service to launch massive arrest campaigns among intelligence officers and some of the militia leaders’ assistants, Sanaa-based sources close to Houthi leadership revealed.
According to these sources, the militia leader stressed the pursuit of those he described as “traitors.”
He pointed the finger of accusation regarding the infiltration of his group at what he described as “the remnants of the former regime,” referring to officers loyal to the General People’s Congress and the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Yemeni observers predict that the Arab Coalition’s statements will deepen the mutual mistrust between the two main wings of the Houthi militias.
Politicians who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat assert that the Arab Coalition’s evidence exposed the militias’ intelligence fragility, especially as they documented the appearance of the first official in charge of their intelligence Abu Ali al-Hakim receiving instructions from a member of Hezbollah.
