US-Israel spy network confessions expose embassy role in destabilising Yemen

 Confessions from members of a US-Israeli spy network, uncovered by Yemeni Security Forces in Sanaa back in June, have exposed Washington’s strategic goal of fragmenting Yemen and sowing long-term instability in the country.

The network, active since 2015, had deeply infiltrated various Yemeni institutions, influencing leadership and parliamentary decisions, according to a report yesterday by Al Mayadeen citing a Yemeni source.

The source said the confessions exposed “American conspiracies on the political level through reproducing crises and escalating them in Yemen.”

The revelations suggest that the US transformed Yemen’s previous government into a “puppet” under its control, manipulating political affairs to serve US interests. The spy network confessed to undermining the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference (NDC) and allowing the US to push through its agenda of restructuring Yemen’s state and constitution.

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Yesterday the Yemen Press Agency Key noted key Yemeni figures who were named as collaborators, including Ali Mohsen, who had close ties with the US ambassador, and Sultan Al-Barakani, who reportedly hosted recruitment events for US intelligence. The confessions also implicated several other prominent politicians in working for US interests.

Moreover, the network disclosed the US role in assassinating members of the NDC who opposed its divisive agenda. The US reportedly aimed to split Yemen into six regions, with plans to privatise state-owned economic sectors. The confessions further revealed that US intelligence closely monitored the 11 February Revolution, using the information gathered to shape outcomes in their favour.

The spy cell also highlighted US efforts to counter the rise of Ansarullah (the Houthi movement), which Washington saw as a major obstacle to its plans in Yemen. The confessions detailed how US intelligence encouraged local conflicts against Ansarullah and began early planning for military aggression against Yemen, using Saudi Arabia as the base for operations.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240818-us-israel-spy-network-confessions-expose-embassy-role-in-destabilising-yemen/