Al-Alimi reveals for the first time about Houthi terrorism in the eighties and the beginning of their relationship with Iran

English - Tuesday 20 December 2022 الساعة 04:05 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:

The head of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, revealed the first details about the Houthi terrorist militia's relationship with the Iranian regime, pointing at the same time to the militia's commission of terrorist crimes in the eighties of the last century and to the existence of coordination, servitude and cooperation between the Houthis, ISIS and al-Qaeda terrorists.

Al-Alimi, during an interview with the Saudi Al-Arabiya channel, said that the Houthis' relationship with Iran is not after the year 2000, but rather began to form in Yemen in 1983, coinciding with the formation of Hezbollah in Lebanon.  He explained that he was at the head of the group that visited Iran, Badr al-Din al-Houthi, the father of the current militia leader, Abdul Malik.  And Salah Fleteh, the father of Muhammad, the official spokesman for the Houthis, and that they carried out terrorist operations in Sana'a, including throwing bombs at Belqis Cinema, killing the cinema guard during that period, and other terrorist acts.

Al-Alimi confirmed that some of them were seized and imprisoned, while others fled to Iran at the time and then returned with mediation with the government in 1986, indicating that it should be clear to everyone that the Iranian project came according to an early strategic plan and is not a result of the year 2000 or 2004, but rather began  After the return of Khomeini and the beginning of the strategic project of Iranian expansion in the region.

Al-Alimi spoke about the efforts made by the Yemeni government during the six Saada wars in order to convince the international community, led by the United States, about the unlimited Iranian support for this group by handing over files with multiple documents and evidence confirming this, as well as about the relationship of these militias with the terrorist organizations ISIS and al-Qaeda.

He said that there is a similarity between the crimes of the Houthi militia and the practices of the terrorist organizations of ISIS and Al-Qaeda.  In addition to the existence of mutual support between the Houthi militia and the Al Qaeda and ISIS organizations, which the legitimate government has proven in practice, explaining that the militias have released detainees convicted in terrorist cases, including the attack on the USS Cole, providing them with weapons, equipment and money, and releasing them towards the areas under attack.  Control of the legitimate government to carry out terrorist operations.

He added that confrontations took place between these elements and the counter-terrorism units, and about eight of these elements were killed in Al-Dhalea, and five were martyred, including the counter-terrorism commander, explaining that this is only an example of serving with Al-Qaeda and ISIS, which was reported to the international community through the Yemeni intelligence services.

Al-Alimi touched on the international position on the Houthi terrorist escalation, whether by the UN and American envoys and others who contented themselves with condemning the militias' intransigence in not renewing the armistice.

He said that those condemnations are not enough to deter these militias, "Rather, there must be actions that pressure them to come to the table of consultations, stop the war, and achieve peace and stability for the Yemeni people. This is what is required of the international community, the UN envoy and the US envoy, not condemnations."

The head of the Presidential Leadership Council called on the international community to "classify this terrorist group as a terrorist organization as part of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah, which are classified terrorist groups, so why not classify the Houthi group as a terrorist organization!!"

He referred to the step taken by the previous US administration regarding the classification of this group as a terrorist organization, considering the current administration's cancellation of this classification as a reward for the militias that allow them to persist and continue their terrorist acts and violence against the Yemeni people, women and children, and against private and public property.

Al-Alimi stressed the importance of the National Defense Council's decision regarding classifying the Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, in response to its escalation in targeting oil installations and international navigation and the continuation of military attacks on all fronts, reviewing the objectives of this decision and the measures taken in this regard, which target the Houthi leaders, companies and institutions affiliated with them, with the aim of drying up  funding sources.

He pointed out that the government did not receive any criticism from the ambassadors of Western countries accredited to Yemen regarding this decision, reiterating his reassurance to everyone that this classification will go to the leaders of the Houthi terrorist militia and will go to the institutions affiliated with these leaders, entities and individuals, including those blacklisted by the coalition and the international community.