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n Defense Minister, Major General Ahmad Assiri, announced that since the beginning of its operations, the forces of the Arab coalition in Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
have worked in two axes.
The first is to carry out military operations and reduce the capabilities and influence of the militias. The second is to build the military establishment from day one, pointing out that the alliance will not allow the 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 Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews...
militias in Yemen to become as the Hezbollah militia in Leb.
Assiri, speaking at a seminar in Gay Paree, said that military operations in Yemen were being carefully conducted to protect civilians, adding that "the Houthi militias in Yemen have established command and control centers among civilians."
He also considered that "the rush in the implementation of military operations in Yemen may lead to losses, and that the policy of besieging the militias in Yemen is leading to effective results."
Assiri explained that the legitimacy forces have made progress in Yemen and that the politicianship has returned to Aden. He also confirmed that the alliance cooperated with the Yemeni forces to defeat al-Qaeda.
He stressed that the Arab coalition "seeks a comprehensive political solution that satisfies everyone", saying that the solution in Yemen should include the implementation of international resolutions and the will of the Yemenis, refusing to accept any "mid-solutions that makes the Houthis part of the solution in Yemen."
Civilian security
He said that the legitimacy forces in Yemen are working to train young people in the security sector and the war against terrorism. He added that the coalition does not use non-guided free-fall bombs since they are dangerous to civilians. He also explained that the military operations in Yemen are taking place in dangerous areas because of the density of the population.
He explained that the coalition is implementing a maritime ban, not a blockade; meaning that they make sure who is using the waters, which challenges those who claim that the siege led to a famine.
He said that the coalition forces have given more than 6,000 permits to international bodies to work inside Yemen, saying that there are organizations that report on Yemen which are not even there.