Pentagon Reports US Gov't Communicates With Yemeni Insurgent Group Houthis

© AP Photo / Hani MohammedHouthi Shiite Yemeni wearing army uniforms stand atop an armored vehicle, which was seized from the army during recent clashes, outside the house of Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015
Houthi Shiite Yemeni wearing army uniforms stand atop an armored vehicle, which was seized from the army during recent clashes, outside the house of Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated Tuesday that US government officials were in communication with various parties in Yemen.

Houthi Shiite Yemeni wearing army uniforms stand atop an armored vehicle, which was seized from the army during recent clashes, outside the house of Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON, January 27 (Sputnik) — US government officials participate in discussions with Yemeni rebel group Houthis amid the political turmoil in the country, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on Tuesday.

“As a participant in this process…the Houthis will have reason to and will want to have discussions with the international community about the way forward, the US government is participating in those discussions,” Kirby told journalists during a press briefing.

US government officials are in communication with various parties in Yemen about “what is very fluid and complex political situation,” Kirby explained.

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However, Kirby stressed that “there is no intelligence sharing regimen with Houthis, there is no formal agreement to do that, and you need those types of formal agreements to be able to do that.”

Yemen’s president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi resigned last week, following the country’s cabinet resignation after Houthi rebels had seized control of the presidential palace in Sanaa.

The Houthis, the main opposition force in Yemen, have been carrying out protests in the country since mid-August, demanding the resignation of the Yemeni government. Houthi rebels have taken over many Yemeni cities. The fighters claim their actions are aimed at protecting civilians from terrorism and discrimination by the government.

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