Dozens of Al-Shabaab operatives, affiliated with Al-Qaeda in Somalia, have arrived in the provinces of Hodeidah and Abyan (western and central Yemen), as part of a joint coordination operation between the organization's leadership and the Houthis. Intelligence sources told Khabar Agency.

The Houthis brought in these elements affiliated with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda from Somalia, where they arrived in separate batches in recent days to both the province of Hodeidah, which is under their control, and the province of Abyan, which is under the internationally recognized Yemeni government's control. The sources said.

Al-Qaeda leaders in Abyan, which is witnessing significant activity by the organization, were responsible for smuggling these operatives to Houthi-controlled areas. Houthis are preparing these operatives to participate in hostile and terrorist operations that are expected to include both land and sea. The sources added.

The Houthi militia realizes - Since the fall of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime - that its downfall is imminent, especially in light of the growing popular discontent due to suppression, torture, and starvation that it has practiced against the people for a whole decade since its coup against the system.