Houthi battalion commander .. Legitimacy shows him in videotape as captive, the Militias announce his death Tuesday
English - Wednesday 10 July 2019 الساعة 10:32 am
Aden – NewsYemen.net
The Houthi militias field commander was killed on Tuesday, the same commander that the Fifth Military Region announced in videotape that the Houthi commander was part of a group of prisoners captured in Hiran area in Hajjah last year.
In the recording, the Houthi commander AbdulMutalib al-Muhtwari attempted to hide his real name and called himself al-Mahbashi, in an attempt to hide his identity and leadership rank.
His identity was later identified and the Fifth Military Region Media center reported that the al-Muhtwari's attempt to impersonate another name had been revealed to conceal his real name and leadership status.
In the event of the exchange of prisoners with the Houthi militias, the exchange of a senior Houthi leader was supposed to be announced so as to exchange deal includes military leaders of the National Army at a large rate.
The commander of operations in the fifth military Region, Brig. Gen. Khalid Khalil, has been detaining in the Houthi militias' prison for four years.ش
