Armed groups from the Houthi group started arriving in the southeastern province of Maareb after having secured Al Bayda' province in a bid to fight Al-Qaeda in Yemen.
Houthi fighters and residents are preparing to cleanse the province from Al-Qaeda elements, who have been attacking power lines and oil pipelines, sources told Al-Khabar news agency, which is affiliated with the General People's Congress.
Twenty Houthi vehicles arrived in the province on Friday night, the sources said.