...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense...
’ monitoring team in Hodeidah port city.
The spokesperson said in a presser that assistance was provided to open all passages for humanitarian aid
s as mentioned in Sweden agreement, but the pro-Iranian Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
militias refused allowing a relief vessel to leave Hodeidah’s port.
As for the security situation, Col. al-Maliki said that the Houthis have violated the ceasefire deal in Hodeidah since going into effect, 368 times.
He pointed out that the pro-Iranian militias used prohibited weapons, deployed snipers and launched two ballistic missiles since the agreement reached in Sweden last December.
In his presser, the coalition spokesperson said that the Houthis are digging trenches in Hodeidah, which indicates their intention not to implement Sweden’s agreement.
He displayed photos of the Houthis digging tunnels in al-Khouba area in the governorate of Hodeidah, stressing that the Arab coalition is providing its full support to humanitarian organizations, as well as the UN World Food Program, WFO.