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Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

icy that wishes to draw closer to Turkey and also lighten, albeit slight-

ly, the harsh measures adopted against the Muslim Brotherhood in
Egypt.
There is no doubt that this change will also be reflected in the rela-
tions between al-Islah, regarded as the political wing of the Muslim
Brotherhood in Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. In this case, we will proba-
bly see a more powerful Sunni faction emerging against the Houthis.
Indeed, militants from the Houthi Ansar Allah movement, which

foresaw this, made their opening gambit by besieging the house of
Mohammed Kahtan, one of al-Islah's leaders. One may regard that
move as a measure by the Houthis against the possibility of the oppo-
sition's strengthening by joining forces in Aden; that is because Kahtan
was preparing to leave the city of Ibb for Aden. Another opposition
figure prevented from leaving for Aden by Ansar Allah militants was
Nasserite Unionist People's Organization secretary general Abdullah
al-Noman.
Readers will recall that President Hadi succeeded in traveling to

Aden while under house arrest in Sana'a and then withdrew his resig-
nation. In the immediate wake of that, he held meetings with various
political groups in Aden and with Abdul Latif Al Zayani, secretary
general of the Gulf Cooperation Council: All this is significant in terms
of showing that Aden has become a center of opposition to the Houthis
and it is confirmed by the fact that ambassadors from the Gulf coun-
tries and Saudi Arabia have now begun working from Aden.

The Southern Movement, another opposition group in the county,
is not standing idly by as the anti-Houthi Sunni faction in Yemen
becomes stronger. The Southern Movement accuses Mansour Hadi of
usurping the presidency and is holding protest meetings. The move-
ment regards Aden as its own base and is unwilling to see it become a
center for Hadi and the Sunni opposition. This attitude will obviously
worsen tensions in Yemen. Indeed, al-Jazeera Television has reported
that clashes have already taken place between armed groups affiliated
to the Southern Movement and the Yemeni Army in the city of Lahij.

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