Brotherhood-Houthi alliance stepping up violations in Yemen
The crisis of the Marib battle in Yemen has been raging on for nearly nine months now.
The Houthi militia insists to impose
its control over the province, opening the door for many brutal violations by
the group in co-operation with the branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen.
The Yemeni army has recently warned
against the dangers entailed in the Muslim Brotherhood becoming part of the
battle for Marib.
The army also warned against the
prospect of the Houthi militia controlling oilfields in Marib, which is located
in the northeastern part of Yemen.
Field alliance
The Houthi militia took control of
three districts in Shabwah province after the withdrawal of the Brotherhood
militia that was stationed on the outskirts of the province on the borders of al-Bayda
and Marib.
The Brotherhood militia sought to
move in an opposite direction in Shabwah when tribal leaders tried to form an
armed resistance to deter the Houthis.
Multiple crimes
The Brotherhood has stepped up its
violations across Yemen.
The group has not only handed over
three districts in Bayhan to the Houthi militia and betrayed the Murad tribes.
It had also handed over a number of soldiers
and fighters from Marib to the Houthis.
It was involved in a large number of
killing and kidnapping operations.
The group also caused the
displacement of a large number of Yemenis, according to a report by the Yemeni
news agency, Saba.
The Brotherhood militia kidnapped some
of the chieftains of Shabwah, along with activists and soldiers from the
province, the report says.
These people fell afoul of the group
because they warned against the Brotherhood-Houthi alliance, it adds.
