Following weeks of intense fighting in the northern province of Amran, located directly north of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, the situation took a turn for the worse when Houthi tribesmen managed to overrun several of al-Ahmra’s tribesmen outposts and break through their lines of defences
So far and despite several calls on President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi to intervene by waving the threat of direct military intervention, should Houthi fighters fail to withdraw from Amran, a fief of al-Ahmar, the coalition government has failed to rise to the occasion, having only dispatched a negotiation committee to discuss a cease-fire with the Houthi leadership.
Far out of their northern stronghold of Sa’ada, the Houthis have surprised many by their seemingly effortless advances on Hashid territory (tribes organized under al-Ahmar leadership), known affiliates and supporters of al-Islah, itself a political umbrella for various Sunni groups, namely, the Salafis and the Muslim Brotherhood.
More than just a territorial spat in between two enemy tribes, clashes between the Houthis and al-Ahmar have strong sectarian undertones.
Late on Saturday, the Houthis managed to besiege one of al-Ahmar’s farms in the area. Sources close to the matter confirmed that following hours of intense fighting Hussein al-Ahmar, younger brother to Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, the tribal chief of the Hashid confederation of tribes and high ranking leader of al-Islah party, ordered his men to evacuate the area and set ablaze the farm.
Over the past week as many as 75 men have been killed in the clashes.
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