Al-Islah’s suspicious schemes to control Yemeni southern provinces

Al-Islah Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen, has added fuel to the flames of a battle that sparked in the Shabwah province, with a military support from Ma’rib, for being considered a fateful confrontation against the Southern Transitional Council.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said a joint committee was formed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to stabilize a ceasefire in the Yemeni provinces of Shabwah and Abyan.

In a joint statement, the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UAE urged all parties to cooperate with the joint committee to achieve disengagement and redeployment of troops as part of the coalition's military efforts.

There were reports that the Muslim Brotherhood sent reinforcements from Ma’rib to Shabwa, which suffers rage among its social components, as the Qatari money entered the line through financing the movements of Chairman of the People’s Assembly of the Sons of Shabwa, Ahmed Musaed Hussein, the one responsible for the worsening of the situation in Shabwa.

The tribes of Ma’rib issued a statement on Thursday in which they attacked Al-Islah party for sparking more wars and sacrificing the sons of Ma’rib and other governorates in battles against the south.

The tribes of Ma’rib stressed that the real battle is against the Houthi militias and that there is no point in creating any new battles in the south, demanding the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to end interfere and end the chaotic war that Al-Islah party has ignited in Shabwah.

Qatar continues to support the Muslim Brotherhood camps in Marib, which receive hundreds of their members, as well as non-Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood members, in order to form multiple militias to serve the Qatari-Turkish scheme in Yemen and the region.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood army in Yemen consists of members of Al-Islah party, who significantly infiltrated the national army, including Al-Ahmar family, which has extensive links with Qatar and Turkey.

Muslim Brotherhood member Hamid al-Ahmar is constantly moving between Ankara and Doha, and he is one of the biggest supporters for Al-Islah.

The Muslim Brotherhood has a camp in Al-Abu Gabara valley, which links Ma’rib with Sa'dah and is considered one of the most secure passages for the terrorist group, which is being supervised directly by Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, one of the top Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Yemen.

Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Ma’rib have been marginalizing all military commanders who do not belong to Al-Islah party and replacing them with Muslim Brotherhood members, converting the Yemeni army in the governorate into a terrorist militia.

The governorate of Ma’rib has turned into a Muslim Brotherhood province since the terrorist group seized control over it in April 2012 and utilized it to serve the brotherhood’s economic, political and military goals.

Ma’rib, which is approximately 17,405 square kilometres , was chosen by the brotherhood for its many oil deposits and natural resources.

Yemeni politician Kamel al-Khodani told The Reference in an interview that the Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to convert Ma’rib into its emirate in Yemen, according to a project that splits the country into six regions.

He affirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood, with the support of Qatar and coordination with the Houthi militias, is seeking to control Yemen and establish its authority by presenting Ma’rib as the oasis of peace, economy and prosperity in Yemen.

He further added that Muslim Brotherhood leaders have managed to exclude a wide range of employees in local authorities and security apparatuses and replace them with loyal Muslim Brotherhood members.

Khodani also said the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen, led by Ma’rib Governor Sultan Alaradah, has been trying to seize authority in the governorate, warning that Al-Islah has received millions of dollars as revenues of oil and gas projects to serve the brotherhood’s scheme.

Documents by the Arab Coalition have exposed the involvement of Yemeni Defense Minister Major General Muhammad Ali al-Maqdashi in the recruitment of under 15-year-old children in the military and security groups. Moreover, most of the Muslim Brotherhood members left poor governorates and moved to Ma’rib for lands and jobs, while the rest of Yemeni people are suffering the scourge of war and Houthi crimes.

The Yemeni politician has called upon the legitimate government and the Arab coalition to pay attention for the Muslim Brotherhood schemes which would threaten the stability of Yemen and Gulf countries, especially that they are compatible with Qatari endeavors to target Yemen and its Gulf neighbors.