Brotherhood-Houthi alliance stepping up violations in Yemen

Aya Ezz                               

The crisis of the Marib battle in Yemen has been raging on for nearly nine months now.

The Houthi militia insists to impose its control over the province, opening the door for many brutal violations by the group in co-operation with the branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen.

The Yemeni army has recently warned against the dangers entailed in the Muslim Brotherhood becoming part of the battle for Marib.

The army also warned against the prospect of the Houthi militia controlling oilfields in Marib, which is located in the northeastern part of Yemen.

Field alliance

The Houthi militia took control of three districts in Shabwah province after the withdrawal of the Brotherhood militia that was stationed on the outskirts of the province on the borders of al-Bayda and Marib.

The Brotherhood militia sought to move in an opposite direction in Shabwah when tribal leaders tried to form an armed resistance to deter the Houthis.

Multiple crimes

The Brotherhood has stepped up its violations across Yemen.

The group has not only handed over three districts in Bayhan to the Houthi militia and betrayed the Murad tribes.

It had also handed over a number of soldiers and fighters from Marib to the Houthis.

It was involved in a large number of killing and kidnapping operations.

The group also caused the displacement of a large number of Yemenis, according to a report by the Yemeni news agency, Saba.

The Brotherhood militia kidnapped some of the chieftains of Shabwah, along with activists and soldiers from the province, the report says.

These people fell afoul of the group because they warned against the Brotherhood-Houthi alliance, it adds.