Houthis digging a vast network of tunnels in Sanaa under the supervision of Iranian, Hezbollah experts
Houthi militia are digging vast network of tunnels in different areas of the capital Sanaa, under the supervision of Iranian and Hezbollah experts. Local and security sources told Khabar Agency.
The network of tunnels ranges in depth from (5-15) meters, some of which connect the headquarters of the group with the homes of its leaders, and others between the leaders of the militia with each other.
The militia dug long tunnels with several outlets under the historic city of Sana'a, starting from the vicinity of houses northeast of the Great Mosque and others in the historic Al-Nahrain Mosque, which was demolished by the Houthis months ago, and adjacent to the water course of the old city of Sana'a. The sources added.
According to the sources, the Houthis justify digging these tunnels inside the old city under the pretext of repairing communication network lines and sewage channels.
However, the sources confirm that the Houthis dug tunnels in the Al-Rawdah neighborhood near the Military College, in the Beit Abu Talib neighborhood, and the Al-Hasaba neighborhood under a school near the Al-Ramah building in the Saba tour, and in the Al-Jarf neighborhood, the group's main stronghold in Sana'a, most of which connect the homes of prominent Houthi leaders.
According to the sources, the Houthis are preparing a communications system separate from the government communications network under their management for fear of espionage and knowledge of the movements of their leaders in light of their suspicions of some leaders of not being completely loyal to them, and doubled the intensity of tension and inter-conflicts.
The Houthis recently smuggled new communication equipment and set up an electrical network to supply lighting to the tunnels.
The Houthis use the long tunnels that contain many exits to ensure the safe movement of their leaders, and the use of headquarters for operations and meeting rooms, secret bunkers and basements, and protection from air monitoring and satellites, and as emergency exits for escape.
Observers believe that the Houthis have used Iranian and Lebanese expertise to follow in the footsteps of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, which was greatly helped by such tunnels in the July 2006 war, and the secret movements of the organization's leaders in Lebanon.