“Tribal-social” tension plunges the Houthis into the predicament of misleading rhetoric and emotionalism
English - Tuesday 05 September 2023 الساعة 04:38 pm
Sanaa, NewsYemen, exclusive:
Yemeni tribal sources revealed intensive efforts by the Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, to absorb tribal and social tension among residents of the Hashid and Bakil tribes, affected by deteriorating living conditions, rising prices, and the refusal to pay employees’ salaries, despite the cessation of military confrontations with the Arab coalition. In reference to the nation's truce and the entry of derivative ships
According to political sources in Sanaa who spoke to (Newsyemen), Sheikh Himyar Abdullah Al-Ahmar - who was chosen at the beginning of this year as the leader of the Hashid tribe, succeeding his late brother Sadiq Al-Ahmar - attended the event of the 41st anniversary of the founding of the General People’s Congress Party, which was organized by the Sanaa Conference on August 24 last year. It raised the fears of the Houthi militia about the formation of a (political-tribal) alliance that threatens the presence of the Houthi group, which runs state institutions in Sanaa with a racist spirit and a destructive, retaliatory methodology that targets the gains of the Yemeni revolution and its symbols.
The presence of Sheikh Himyar al-Ahmar, who is politically affiliated with the parliamentary bloc of the General People’s Congress Party, and is a member of the House of Representatives, for Electoral District No. (282) in Amran Governorate, and the speech of the President of the Sana’a Conference, Sadiq Amin Abu Ras, about what he considered an end to the military confrontations, and his talk about Transparency regarding the expenses of the coup authority in Sanaa prompted the leaders of the Houthi militia to take action on the ground among the Hashid and Bakil tribes in the Amran and Saada governorates.
Houthi (media) courtship of the Hashed and Bakil tribes, effectively depriving them of the spoils
In a meeting with the sheikhs and notables of Amran Governorate, the Houthi leader, head of the so-called Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, showed remarkable cordiality, when he expressed his feeling of pride and pride in being among the people of Amran Governorate, and he said, flirting with the people of Amran Governorate: “You, brothers, we see in The beauty of your faces is the authenticity of the Arab who is jealous, rejects injustice, rejects humiliation, and refuses to surrender.”
He said: “Looking at your faces, we remember the conquerors... the conquerors from the sons of Hashid and Bakil, such as Malik bin Nafa Al-Hashidi, and the likes of Abu Thumama, who was martyred at the hands of Imam Hussein. We remember the conquerors of Granada, and the Andalusians were from the sons of the proud Hashid, the sons of Hamdan and Kahlan.” Al-Mashat added, "You are the honorable and loyal tribes that stood and continue to stand as men, as heroes," in the face of what he described as a "fierce attack and aggression."
In a misleading attempt to win over the people of Saada Governorate, and to skip them from entitlements to pay employees’ salaries and reduce the prices of foodstuffs and oil derivatives, Al-Mashat claimed in a similar event what he said were aggressive plans that he claimed were aimed at destabilizing the home front, and what he described as (the fortified citadels of the Qur’anic march, the national incubator of the front). confrontation). Referring to the residents of Saada Governorate, as he put it.
Public truncation of (Saada communities) as an alleged incubator for the Houthis
Al-Mashat claimed that at the forefront of the communities targeted by the alleged scheme are "definitely Sa'ada communities." He said, misleadingly, “The enemy has this program that raises problems and raises disputes, so that if society is disturbed and home strikes home, it will escalate on the military fronts, and we are preoccupied with our internal situation,” in what is considered a pre-emptive intimidation of any human rights protest activities that may appear among the residents of Saada Governorate in light of Deteriorating living conditions for farmers, residents and employees of the governorate.
In his response to the demands to present the state budget to the House of Representatives, Mahdi Al-Mashat’s speech included blatant deception regarding allegations of leaking the 2019 budget to the Sanctions Committee, as the discussion of state budgets takes place publicly in accordance with the Constitution and the House of Representatives regulations.
In order to evade the period’s entitlements and respond to the demands of disbursing salaries, the Houthi leader Al-Mashat again used the excuse of continuing wars, claiming that they are “in a dirty war at all levels, the war is against nineteen countries,” an increase of two countries from the previous alleged statistics, and Al-Mashat said, addressing the people of Saada in an emotional tone. Unprecedented: “Do not listen to snitches, do not listen to liars, do not listen to demagogues, do not listen to haters..”
