Security committee accuses al-Houthis of firing at army aircraft
The Source: sana'a/ hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 16/04/2010
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The Supreme Security Committee has accused the al-Houthi elements of firing at a military Antonov aircraft while it was flying over the city of Saada in the far north, an official source said on Friday.
‘’The military Antonov aircraft came under fire on Thursday morning by the al-Houthis as it was flying over the city of Saada’’.Speaking to Saba, the source said that the plane of the Yemeni air forces was on a routine flight to transfer some administrative and military officials to the province of Saada.The source confirmed that the Supreme Security Committee had warned the Houthis would take responsibility for such grave consequences, contrary to the six points designed by the government to stop a six-year war between the army troops and the al-Houthis in Saada.
On February 11, President Ali Abdullah Saleh decided to halt the military operations in Saada after the al-Houthis had announced their acceptance to the government’s conditions.The ceasefire deal contained the Al-Houthi commitment to ceasefire, eliminating landmines and leaving positions and hideouts, rebel withdrawal from all districts of Saada and stopping interference in the local government's duties, returning looted military and public equipment and properties of Yemen and Saudi Arabia, releasing Yemeni and Saudi captives, obeying the law and constitution and pledging not to attack Saudi lands.The ceasefire came to prevent bloodshed and bring peace into the region. Saada has witnessed a sporadic six-year war between the government troops and the al-Houthis since 2004. The last round of the war was erupted in August 2009.
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