Houthis have threatened the chieftains of Sana'a tribes to blow up their homes and arrest them if don't push their sons and those of fellow tribesmen to the front lines against the government forces. .
The militia has accused some tribal leaders of being "agents (to the enemy) and of hypocrisy" and threatened to blow up their houses after they had rejected orders to recruit new fighters. Various media outlet reported.
Sana'a tribesmen accuse the Iranian-sponsored militia of exploiting the poor families; recruiting their young sons as fighters after their financial situations deteriorated because of the Houthis' non-payment of public salaries for more than a year now.