The Believing Youth also pledged to order operatives to return to their
homes, release hostages and disband bases in the mountains of northern
Yemen. The letter said Yemeni security forces would be allowed to return to
Saada to impose order.
"We will return favor with favor and justice with justice, and we care
very much about the interest of the homeland and the safety of our
citizens," Al Houthi said. "We are part of this nation. We have the same
rights and duties as other citizens."
The government was said to have pledged to withdraw army units from
Saada and help repair war damage. A state-sponsored panel has
determined that thousands of homes were destroyed in the rebellion.
The ceasefire accord was said to have granted the Shi'ite rebels a major
concession. Al Houthi said that unlike the ceasefire accord mediated by
Qatar in
2007, the current agreement does not require rebel leaders to leave Yemen.
Still, Al Houthi expressed concern that the fighting in Saada could
resume. He said Sunni tribes were seeking revenge against Shi'ites for
casualties and damage sustained during the war.
"These leaders do not want the war to stop," Al Houthi said.
