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This is how Houthi planned to inflame Yemen after derailing the truce; Details


Since the Houthi militia deliberately obstructed the extension of the UN truce in Yemen and began military operations in which it terrorized civilians, provoking violent clashes between them and forces loyal to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, these clashes have resulted in the death of at least eight people and herald a new round of violence, escalating tensions and threatening civilians.

Houthi terrorism

Witnesses confirmed that the Houthi militia and the forces of the Transitional Council, one of the main pillars of the Arab coalition fighting in Yemen, deployed machine guns and mortars during the clashes, according to the international English-language newspaper Arab Weekly. The devastating conflict in Yemen began in 2014 when the Houthi militias supported by Iran took over the capital Sana’a. In response, an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in 2015 to try to return the internationally recognized government to power, and protect the Yemeni people from the brutality of the Houthi militia. It went on to say that the failure to extend the truce caused by the Houthi militia nationwide last Sunday threatened to reignite the bloody civil war after a six months of fighting on the front lines. Last minute.

Igniting the war

As the Sunday deadline passed for renewing the agreement, the two sides deployed reinforcements to the front-line cities of Marib and Taiz and exchanged fire in the West Bank province. The officials and witnesses said that the Houthi militia was the main reason for sparking the battle after it started bombing some areas to repel the pro-government forces. They went on to say that the UN-backed truce came into effect last April, which originally specified the partial opening of the capital airport and the Red Sea port of Hodeida, in addition to lifting the siege imposed by the Houthis on Taiz, the third largest city in the country. However, the disputes over the opening and control of the main entry roads in Taiz mean that the city remained under siege by the Houthis, where there were major violations by Yemen militias, prior to the Houthi-led truce, and more than 15000 people were killed in the regional conflict, according to the Yemen The fighting has turned Yemen into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and pushed the Middle East’s poorest country into near famine. 

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