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Iran-backed Shi'ites are back on patrol in Yemen

CAIRO — Shi'ite rebels with funding from Iran have resumed operations in northern Yemen.

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  • Yemeni sources said fighters from the Iranian-backed Believing Youth, which agreed to a ceasefire in February 2010, were restoring positions and renewing patrols in the Saada province near the border with Saudi Arabia, Middle East Newsline reported. They said the renewed rebel operations have generated friction with Yemeni security forces.

    "We could quickly return to the same situation as that of a few months ago," a Yemeni source said.


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    On June 1, at least six fighters were killed in a battle between the Believing Youth and pro-government tribes in Saada. The sources said the fighting was sparked by a Shi'ite rebel attempt to capture a school in the northern village of Bani Awair.

    "The Houthis [Believing Youth] have sought to regain control of positions it lost in the war," the source said.

    The Believing Youth has acknowledged the bloody clash in Bani Awair, in which six others were also injured. But the Shi'ites said the tribes, equipped and trained by the regime of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, was violating the ceasefire by taking over schools and ambushing rebels.

    On May 31, five Shi'ite rebels were killed and another five were injured in a tribal ambush in Saada. The Believing Youth said the Saleh regime was responsible for attacks by pro-government tribes.

    "The government holds complete responsibility for what its militias do — from violations and ambushes to cutting off roads," the Believing Youth said.



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