by Ahmed AbdulKareem, MintPress News:

While Yemen usually conjures images of conflicts with Israel and the Saudi-led coalition, a new dimension to the complex country and its people has emerged: Yemen’s secret war of spies. MintPress News delves into the largest CIA spy cell ever uncovered in Yemen, revealing a major security operation that apprehended its members and exposed American espionage activities, dramatically altering our understanding of Yemen’s complex battlefield.

In June, MintPress revealed how the Ansar Allah-led government of Sanaa had dismantled an espionage cell – Force 400 — allegedly working for the United States and Israel, detailing the cell’s members and their activities. Washington responded by calling for the release of individuals it claimed were employees of the United Nations, diplomatic bodies, and NGOs, labeling them as hostages held by the Houthis, a pejorative term often used by Western officials to describe the political and military movement known as Ansar Allah.