Al-Muqalla: Yemeni forces battling the Houthis across the country have demanded that the UN Security Council and the UN special envoy in Yemen be named and that the Iranian regime release military supplies to the Houthis responsible for killing thousands of Yemenis. Shame on you for having it. undermining peace and stability.
Yemeni military spokesman Abdu Abdullah Majili told Arab News on Wednesday that the Houthis are using advanced weapons from Iran to kill Yemenis and attack targets in neighboring Saudi Arabia and attack Iran for fueling violence in Yemen. Renewed the call to ban.
Majili commented on the latest and biggest seizure of Iranian weapons tied to the Houthis in Yemen, saying “Yemen needs humanitarian aid, not weapons.”
On Tuesday, the US Justice Department announced the interception of two large caches of Iranian weapons, including 171 surface-to-air missiles and eight anti-tank missiles, on two ships in the Arabian Sea headed for the Houthis in Yemen.
The Arab coalition and the Yemeni government have long accused Iran of sending military and financial aid to the Houthis, fueling their deadly military operations in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, the US pledged to support the Yemeni government and the new administration of the Aden-based Central Bank of Yemen in providing economic policies to protect the devaluation rial and address growing economic problems.
During a meeting with the new central bank governor Ahmed bin Ahmed Galeb on Wednesday, Kathy Westley, in-charge of the US embassy in Yemen, said Washington would help her and her economic team make key reforms to defend the country. Economy
“CDA Westley, in his meeting with the CBY government, promised US support for macroeconomic reforms to benefit the Yemeni people. Ahmed Galeb. He continued to strengthen international cooperation and financial support to help strengthen Yemen’s economy. also discussed the need for it,” the US embassy in Yemen said in a brief statement.
US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lendering reiterated similar pledges of support to the Yemeni government during a virtual meeting with Yemeni Prime Minister Main Abdul Malik Saeed on Tuesday.
“The United States strongly supports the Prime Minister’s Office’s efforts to improve the Yemeni economy,” Lenderking’s office said.
Similarly, the European Union welcomed the restructuring of the central bank board and called on new leaders to work to fix the country’s severe economic slowdown and fight corruption.
“The EU welcomes the appointment of a new governor, deputy governor and board of Yemen’s central bank as part of urgently needed economic and monetary reforms. Stabilizing the currency,” the EU mission in Yemen said on Twitter. Establishing and implementing a budget and fighting corruption throughout #Yemen is essential.
International support to the Yemeni government comes as the Yemeni rial on Wednesday stabilized at 1255 against the dollar for the first time in two weeks, after recovering from a historic record of 1700 against the dollar.
A local military official told Arab News that dozens of Houthis were killed in fierce fighting on the ground, in disputed areas south of Marib, on Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
Waves of Houthi fighters attacked government troops in Juba district on Tuesday night, in a desperate attempt to break through the defenses and take control of new areas that would bring them closer to the city of Marib.
The relentless attacks triggered heavy fighting with government troops who managed to push back the Houthis after killing dozens, and fighting came to an end on Wednesday morning.
“The Houthis have carried out human wave attacks to achieve success. They suffered heavy losses. The attacks followed intense airstrikes from Arab coalition warplanes,” the official said.
On Tuesday, UN special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg expressed concern over the escalating military operations in Yemen and called on warring factions in the country to follow UN efforts to end hostilities and reach a peace deal.
“Military options will not result in a permanent solution. Parties have a responsibility to prioritize the needs of citizens and cooperate with the UN efforts to revive a political process aimed at reaching an equitable, negotiable settlement to comprehensively end the conflict in Yemen. Do it,” Grundberg said in a statement on Twitter.
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