Hodeida — During the start of his mission to monitor the ceasefire in Hodeida, Retired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert was seen sitting with a member of the Houthi militia leader who was wearing a uniform belonging to the Yemeni army.

The militant commander in question is Abu Ali Al-Kahlani, who was photographed wearing a Yemeni military uniform of the rank of colonel. He is currently on a wanted list and has worked on the personal protection team of Houthi militia leader Abdulmalik Al-Houthi.

Al-Kahlani is just another example of how the militants are presenting themselves to the UN mission as the local authority charged with protecting the security in Hodeida.

According to sources in Hodeida, the militias have begun a series of early measures to reinforce its presence by ordering their elements to wear the Central Security and police uniforms, painting their vehicles and cars with the military colors, deploying fighters with the military uniforms in police stations and Hodeida port. — Agencies