Yemen is still the field of battles in the south and the north. The government continues to shell the strongholds of the Houthi insurgents and the Houthis continue to defend themselves, claiming that they are fighting for a decent and secure life and asking for detainees captured in 2004 to be released.
However, the possible influence of outside powers is becoming clear. The insurgents have extended their resistance to government forces out of Sa’ada and into the Amran and Al-Jawf governorates. The government has accused the Iraqi Sadri movement of supporting the insurgents. Analysts think that the rebels receive support from other Shiite groups in Iraq and Lebanon.
Sana’a: There is nothing so far to assert that the war between the government and Houthis is nearing its end. While the military has dubbed its operation the “Operation Burnt Land” and promised to uproot the rebels, recorded military events show that this is merely another round -the sixth- in a series of wars that have been breaking out now and then since 2004.
The foreign factor has become clearer with the continuation and spread of the battles that have led opposition parties to express their fears that Yemen might become an international battleground.
The aim of this, they say, would be to create strategies in line with Iran’s endeavors to extend its influence to the Gulf states through Yemen, whose strategic location may play a role in determining the course of any future struggle between Iran and other countries in the region and the world.
America has warned against the expansion of clashes out of the mountains in the north. If they reach the costs of the Red Sea, it will be easier for Iran to support the insurgents who enjoy ideological relations with it, which may jeopardize energy resources especially as Yemen is controlling Bab Al-Mandab Strait.
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