Popular Committees (Yemen)

The Popular Committees (Arabic: اللجان الشعبية), also known as the People's Committees, are armed groups formed by Yemeni tribes on behalf of more professional armed forces. == Overview == The Middle East Institute describes Popular Committees as "an indigenous movement whose mandate and function are rooted in and inspired by the tribal tradition of collective responsibility in which local men volunteer to maintain security in their communities." Many Popular Committees area affiliated with local political parties and movements including the Houthis, the Southern Movement (Hirak), the Islah party, the Yemeni Socialist Party and the ruling-General People's Congress.

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