Houthis seek to ignite war in Sa`ada

SA'AdA, April 30 (Saba)-Houthi elements continue sabotage and outlaw
acts harming people's security and stability in a number of
districts in the governorate aiming to ignite war and shedding more
blood.

The outlaw elements, affiliated with Houthi rebels, want to ignite
the war by collecting arms, creating new positions, attacking
military locations and checkpoints besides assaulting citizens and
private and public possessions, sources told state-run 26 September
Weekly newspaper.

"These elements are kidnapping citizens to exercise pressure on them
to believe in their errant thoughts and destructive, racist and
backward calls."

The sources added that the elements centered in areas of Juma'at
Bani Fadhel, Arriqa, Thaht al-Bait al-Abaidh, Bani Thabit and
Kharban fired against military positions in Lahman Mountain, Muswah,
Jabal Jariah and Majram before yesterday. "They also fired against
military positions in Jabal Hubeish wounding two soldiers of
al-Muswah battalion."

In Marran area, Haidan district, the terrorist elements are digging
trenches, building fortifications and gathering people to listen to
killed Hussein al-Houthi's addresses as well as delivering seditious
lectures and speeches and halting people movements between the
areas, said the sources.

Local sources also said that the terrorist elements used machine
guns to fire against citizens in Saqeen District for three
consecutive days. They killed Mohammad Qasem, wounded a woman and
took over the electricity and water projects in Ghamer district in
addition to seizing Zakhat funds.

MA