Al Rahab announces disengagement (or withdrawal) after the killing of a sheikh and the abduction of his daughter by a Houthi leader.

Arabian Sea Newspaper - Special

Arab Sea - Yemen - Special: In a dangerous development reflecting the escalating tension between Yemeni tribes and the Houthi group, the Arhab tribes, north of the capital Sana'a, announced a tribal mobilization and alert of their sons, against the backdrop of a murder followed by a kidnapping, which the group was accused of being behind, bringing back to the forefront the file of escalating tribal and societal violations in Houthi-controlled areas. According to local sources, the Houthi leader, "Abu Adhar Humair Rattas Falita" - who holds an unofficial position as director of the Al-Hayet police station in the Ayal Surayh district of Amran Governorate - killed his brother-in-law, Sheikh Hamid Mansour Radman, a few days ago in a public market in the city of Amran, following a financial dispute that turned into direct gunfire, in an incident that caused shock in tribal circles. However, what further complicated the situation - according to the sources - is the Houthi group's kidnapping of the victim's daughter, who is the perpetrator's wife, and her enforced disappearance for two days, without any official clarification, in a move described by the Arhab tribes as a "blatant violation of tribal norms and traditions," considering it "an affront to honor that cannot be tolerated." It is worth noting that the group did not hand over the killer to justice, but rather pushed towards what it calls "tribal arbitration," a formula that has often been used - according to observers - to obscure crimes involving influential Houthis, at the expense of the victims and their families. In an unprecedented scene, large numbers of Arhab tribesmen gathered in front of the Amran Governorate gate, demanding the immediate release of the kidnapped woman and the handover of the perpetrator to the judiciary, stressing their absolute rejection of any tribal settlements imposed by force of arms or under the protection of Houthi influence. Tribal sources also expressed their strong dissatisfaction with what they described as the "suspicious silence" of some tribal leaders, and their overlooking of issues affecting honor and dignity, when the perpetrator is affiliated with the group. This incident comes in a recurring context of tribal and humanitarian violations that the Houthi group is accused of, as human rights organizations point to an increase in cases of impunity, politicization of justice, and prioritizing organizational loyalties over individual and community rights.