Yemeni Interior Minister reveals Houthi militia's involvement in ISIS, terrorist attacks


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ADEN, January 15, 2019, SPA -- Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Interior Ahmad al-Maysari has revealed Houthi militia's involvement in many terrorist operations targeted military and security commanders in the transitional capital Aden and some liberated provinces.
Al-Maysari supported his statements with strong evidences of Houthi support for terrorist networks- the Islamic State for Iraq and Sham (ISIS) and al-Qaeda- for destabilizing liberated provinces and sending messages that the government and its security forces are unable to perform their tasks of keeping security and stability in liberated provinces.
In a press conference held here on Tuesday, he pointed out that the ministry of interior and anti-terror forces have arrested terrorist cell for carrying out assassinations and terrorist attacks in Aden in Lahj Province during the past few days, confirming that the cell has been financed by Iran-backed Houthi militia.
" The terrorist cell acknowledged that they received training in Dhamar and Sana'a provinces by Houthi commanders for carrying out assassinations and bombings in the transitional capital Aden and liberated provinces for destabilizing public stability of citizens and convinced thy carried out assassinations and bombings targeted military and security commanders in Aden," said Minister al-Maysari.
He further said the ministry of interior has a file containing all strong evidences on Houthi militia's involvement in supporting and financing terrorists of ISIS and al-Qaeda and already supplied many terrorist operations and the ministry will provide evidences on such involvement to all embassies, especially embassies of countries fighting terrorism for defining their clear positions and blacklisting Houthi militia as terrorist group.
--SPA
22:23 LOCAL TIME 19:23 GMT
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