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Yemen’s internationally-recognized government accused the Iran-backed Houthi militia of working closely with both al-Qaeda and ISIS to inflict terrorism on the Yemeni people in an intelligence report submitted to the UN Security Council.
“This report, which is based on confirmed intelligence information and facts, sheds light on the close relationship between the Houthi militia and both al-Qaeda and ISIS, which is an extension of the relationship between Iran and terrorist organizations,” the government said in the report.
In addition, the report shows how these militias are using their relationship with terrorist organizations to inflict more terrorism on the Yemeni people.”
When the Houthis took control of Sanaa, the group seized all information collected by the government’s national and political security services, according to the report.
The Houthis “manipulated and misused [the information] to build close relationships with both al-Qaeda and ISIS.”
The Yemeni government said the Houthis and the terrorist organizations have been cooperating in various fields, including security and intelligence, providing a safe haven for many members of the terrorist organizations, coordinating combat operations against the legitimate forces, permitting the terrorist organizations to build and fortify their strongholds, and the avoiding actual confrontations with them.
The Iran-backed group also released 252 terrorist prisoners who were jailed in the national and political security prisons of Sanaa and other governorates, the report revealed.
One of the terrorists behind the attack on the US Navy destroyer the USS Cole, Jamal Mohammed al-Badawi, was freed from jail by the Houthis, the report stated.
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