RIYADH: Yemeni observers say that Houthis and armed militias supporting former President Ali Abdullah Saleh have used the truce agreed on humanitarian grounds to expand their operations committing stark violations against the Yemeni people.
They alleged that the Houthis are stealing relief aid in addition to killing unarmed civilians in their homes and besieging cities, poisoning mobile water tanks, preventing the entry of medication and oxygen tanks to hospitals, and are kidnapping civilians and taking them to secret prisons.
Abu Baker Ahmad, a Yemeni activist, said the Houthis executed many injured civilians and prisoners of war, in addition to indulging in skirmishes on the border to pressure Saudi Arabia to stop its operations to restore the legitimate government in Yemen.
He said the Houthi violations begin with stealing the wealth of the nation’s historical areas and trading them, and end with mobilizing children and using them as human shields in ambushes and hiding in buildings or using them as a pressure tool on the international community if they were killed during military conflict.
He said the worst crimes carried out by the militias are the random shelling of residential areas by using mortar bombs, Katyusha and anti-air rockets. They claim that the Arab alliance is the one that is bombing them and force the population to donate money to fight the alliance.
Abu Baker Muhsin Al-Shabili, a Yemeni human rights activist, talked about the massacres carried out by the Houthi militia, and the random killings of anyone who walks the streets, in addition to kidnappings, arrests and forced disappearance of Yemeni citizens.
He added that the alliance between the Houthi and Saleh is trying to manipulate legitimacy in Yemen by calling for the formation of a new government that is no less than a soft coup. He said their intentions were revealed on the ground and through peace talks.
He mentioned the strong relations between Tehran and the Houthis, saying Iran has supplying the Houthis with arms since 2009. As proof, he cited ships which have been captured in Yemeni waters, filled with arms and heading for the Houthi-occupied ports.
They alleged that the Houthis are stealing relief aid in addition to killing unarmed civilians in their homes and besieging cities, poisoning mobile water tanks, preventing the entry of medication and oxygen tanks to hospitals, and are kidnapping civilians and taking them to secret prisons.
Abu Baker Ahmad, a Yemeni activist, said the Houthis executed many injured civilians and prisoners of war, in addition to indulging in skirmishes on the border to pressure Saudi Arabia to stop its operations to restore the legitimate government in Yemen.
He said the Houthi violations begin with stealing the wealth of the nation’s historical areas and trading them, and end with mobilizing children and using them as human shields in ambushes and hiding in buildings or using them as a pressure tool on the international community if they were killed during military conflict.
He said the worst crimes carried out by the militias are the random shelling of residential areas by using mortar bombs, Katyusha and anti-air rockets. They claim that the Arab alliance is the one that is bombing them and force the population to donate money to fight the alliance.
Abu Baker Muhsin Al-Shabili, a Yemeni human rights activist, talked about the massacres carried out by the Houthi militia, and the random killings of anyone who walks the streets, in addition to kidnappings, arrests and forced disappearance of Yemeni citizens.
He added that the alliance between the Houthi and Saleh is trying to manipulate legitimacy in Yemen by calling for the formation of a new government that is no less than a soft coup. He said their intentions were revealed on the ground and through peace talks.
He mentioned the strong relations between Tehran and the Houthis, saying Iran has supplying the Houthis with arms since 2009. As proof, he cited ships which have been captured in Yemeni waters, filled with arms and heading for the Houthi-occupied ports.
