Suspicious Muslim Brotherhood Moves to Release Houthi Leader… What’s the Story?

10th July 2025

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Suspicious Muslim Brotherhood Moves to Release Houthi Leader... What’s the Story?

Prominent figures within Yemen’s legitimate government, reportedly affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, are currently mediating efforts to secure the release of Mohamed Ahmed Al-Zaidi, a senior Houthi leader detained for his membership in the Iran-backed militia designated as a terrorist organization.

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According to informed sources cited by Al-Umanaa newspaper, the chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council recently received calls from powerful political and military figures — some with organizational or political ties to the Brotherhood — requesting his intervention to free Al-Zaidi. This has sparked widespread concern and debate among political and popular circles, especially given the ongoing tensions between the legitimate government and the Houthis.

These mediation attempts coincide with growing accusations against certain influential factions within the government of facilitating the movement of Houthi operatives through border crossings infiltrated by Brotherhood-linked entities. At a time when calls are intensifying to tighten security measures and reinforce control over sensitive areas, these developments are raising serious concerns.

Observers believe these actions shed renewed light on the ambiguous relationship between some branches of political Islam and the Houthis — a pattern seen repeatedly in political and field scenarios — threatening the unity of the legitimate government’s stance and raising questions about hidden agendas that contradict national interests.

Mohamed Ahmed Ali Al-Zaidi was detained by security forces in Al-Mahra province and placed in the central prison after being intercepted while attempting to leave Yemen through the Sarfeet border crossing en route to the Sultanate of Oman.

Local sources confirmed that Al-Zaidi’s case is being handled within a strict legal framework, rejecting claims of pressure or acceptance of mediation to secure his release.