The Houthis are fighting over land, checkpoints and taxes
English - Wednesday 24 February 2021 الساعة 02:03 pm
Sanaa, NewsYemen, private
Conflicts escalate within the wings of the Houthi militia, to acquire influence and money, and have reached the physical liquidations, as real estate wealth fuels the conflict between the influential militia leaders.
The International Capacity Assessment Organization said, in its latest report, "Internal fighting and repression in Houthi-controlled areas," that the year 2020 witnessed a large number of conflicts within the wings of the Houthi militia over ownership of land, control of checkpoints, and taxes.
The Houthi militia continues to amend laws and establish its own bodies, parallel to state institutions, to legitimize its crimes against the Yemeni people.
Mahdi al-Mashat established the so-called head of the militia’s political office, a new endowment body, in response to Muhammad Ali al-Houthi, who established the justice system.
The Houthi amendments were met with a wide wave of condemnation from legal professionals, lawyers and judges, who rejected any amendments to legislation and laws that directly target the legal system and the legislative authority.
According to observers' estimates, since the coup, the Houthi robberies have affected more than 80% of the state's land, real estate and property in the capital, Sanaa, and other Yemeni areas under the militia's control.
The report of the United Nations Group of Experts on Yemen confirmed that Houthi militia leaders are competing to enrich themselves from the limited public state resources.
The report added, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, Ahmed Hamed, and Abdul-Karim Al-Houthi built competing force bases secured by separate security and intelligence structures.
The report indicated that the emergence of distinct Houthi power blocs based on economic interests undermines peace and humanitarian efforts.
The Houthi militia controls the capital, Sanaa, and along with it the main economic center in the country and its existing institutions, it takes control of the trade and distribution of fuel, it controls the trade in the energy sector and profits from oil and gas sales that are transported to its regions.
Besides Houthi militia leaders plundering state resources, some of them are involved in smuggling various types of goods and materials, as well as managing the diversion of pesticides and prohibited chemical fertilizers.
Sources confirmed that Houthi leaders smuggle banned agricultural pesticides and supply them to the markets. In return, that militia prevents all traders from importing pesticides and distributing them to the markets.
