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Wednesday, January 20, 2010     INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Yemen: Air strike cripples Shi'ite leadership

CAIRO — Yemen claimed the chief of the Iranian-backed Shi'ite rebellion had been seriously injured and incapacitated.   

Officials said Yemen has conducted an air strike that resulted in the killing of several members of the Believing Youth and the injury of its leader. They said military commander Abdul Malek Al Houthi lost the use of his leg and hand and transferred rebel command to his brother-in-law, Middle East Newsline reported.

"Abdul Malek is no longer functioning as the commander of the rebels and the troops in the field are already feeling his absence," an official said.

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Officials said Al Houthi was injured in a Yemeni air strike near the northern border with Saudi Arabia in December 2009. At first, they said, Al Houthi was believed to have died in either the air strike or subsequently from his injuries.

But over the last 10 days there have been signs that Al Houthi remained alive but was seriously injured. They said Al Houthi's leg was amputated and he lost use of his hand.

The Believing Youth has denied that Al Houthi died. On Jan. 15, the Iranian-backed Shi'ite movement reported the downing of a U.S.-origin AH-64 Apache attack helicopter operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force.

But Yemen asserted that Al Houthi was forced to transfer his responsibilities to his brother-in-law, Yusef Al Madani. Officials said Al Houthi was being treated in secret near his village in the northern province of Saada.



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