Houthi Secret Operation Fails - Five Militants Killed
The Houthis' secret operation failed, and five of the organization's militants were killed after government forces and the local army repelled the attempt to infiltrate positions in southern Yemen. In a separate incident, four Yemeni soldiers were killed and six others wounded in a military vehicle accident. The failure comes after the elimination of a senior Houthi intelligence official in Sanaa, and indicates the fragility of the organization's security system.
The Houthi terrorist organization suffered another blow after a secret operation it attempted failed. The operation, aimed at infiltrating positions of the Yemeni army in the south of the country, was repelled by government forces and the local army, who killed five of the organization's militants. In a separate incident, the Yemeni Interior Ministry announced the deaths of four soldiers and the wounding of six others from the security team accompanying the security director of Abyan province, after a military vehicle overturned on the way from Aden to Abyan. The operational failure comes after a senior commander in the Houthis' intelligence apparatus was eliminated last week in Sanaa, along with one of his escorts, in a mysterious operation. According to Saudi media, many targeted killings have occurred against Houthi commanders, and the organization's unusual conduct raises questions about its control over its areas. The sources note that the escalation reflects the fragility of the organization's security system and exposes a hidden conflict between the different factions in the Iranian militia.