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    Thursday, July 3, 2008

    Yemen seeks to roll up Shi'ite network

    CAIRO — Yemen has launched a crackdown on Shi'ite insurgents aligned with Iran.

    The Interior Ministry has directed security forces to track and arrest hundreds of suspected Shi'ite insurgents in major cities in Yemen. So far, scores of Shi'ites, including eight suspected insurgency leaders, have been detained.

    Officials said the effort was meant to dismantle the Iranian-backed Believing Youth movement. The movement, headed by a Shi'ite cleric in northern Yemen, has waged a rebellion in the northern province of Saada near the border with Yemen.

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    In 2008, the Shi'ite revolt has moved south toward the capital Sanaa. Officials said the Believing Youth established cells in such provinces as Amran, Jawf and Sanaa.

    Officials said the Shi'ite detainees included relatives of senior officials. They said the relatives were charged with transferring weapons and money to the Believing Youth in northern Sanaa.

    The focus of the crackdown has been the northern part of Sanaa. Officials said at least 100 insurgents, surrounded by Yemen Army troops, were based in the mountains of Bani Hushaish.

    "They have arranged for food and water and have the support of some of the surrounding communities," an official said.

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