Yemeni Houthis celebrate 'Friday of victory'

Rasa - Thousands of supporters of revolution in Yemen have taken to the streets to celebrate their first Friday since taking control of much of the capital, Sanaa.

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Date: 27 September 2014 - 18:43

RNA - The rally took place following Friday Prayers in the capital and came days after Yemeni government and the revolutionary forces signed an agreement on the formation of a new cabinet.

The revolutionaries have hailed the agreement as a great achievement. They hope that the deal would finally put an end to their grievances.

The deal was signed on Sunday by a delegation from the Ansarullah movement and government representatives in the presence of Jamal Benomar, a UN envoy in Yemen, and Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi at the presidential palace in the capital.

According to Yemeni officials, 340 people were killed in week-long clashes between Ansarullah fighters of the Shia Houthi movement and Salafist militants backed by Major General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, who is former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh’s half-brother.

Ansarullah fighters have been staging demonstrations in the capital for more than a month, demanding the formation of a new government.

Ansarullah fighters are affiliated to Yemen’s Shia Houthi movement, which draws its name from the tribe of its founding leader, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi.

The Ansarullah movement played a key role in the popular revolution that forced the ex-dictator to step down.

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