Tribal sources have confirmed on Thursday that for the past consecutive days the Houthis (Shiite tribal faction which stronghold is located in the northern province of Sa’ada) have relentlessly assaulted tribesmen affiliated to al-Islah (Sunni radical faction) just north the Yemeni capital, Sana’a.
Although President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi negotiate a truce earlier this month, keen to restore order as NDC representatives hashed out the last details of Yemen’s reconciliation talks and institutional overall, the warring factions have unable and unwilling to sustain a meaningful ceasefire so far.
If the epicentre of this fight for control first revolved around the northern city of Dammaj, located in Sa’ada, the front has now moved south, some 40Km away from Sana’a, a reality which has made officials unsettle as they wonder just how far outside their zone of influence the Houthis intend to push forth.