Forces with links to Iran and Hezbollah, a Shi’ite Lebanese militia, are supporting Houthi rebels to boost their control of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, intelligence sources told Asharq Al-Awsat.
“Elements affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah, who were training Houthis in the north of Yemen, are currently present in the capital Sana’a,” an intelligence source who requested anonymity because he was not permitted to brief the media told Asharq Al-Awsat.
Following a month of protests against Yemen’s central government, Houthi militants last week gained control of key government buildings in Sana’a and looted the homes of top government officials.
Members of the Iranian elite force and Hezbollah are helping the Shi’ite rebels implement their political and military agenda in the country, the source said.