Al-Houthi attacks east and west..a military official calls on the "Yemeni Presidential" to respond
English - Saturday 12 November 2022 الساعة 04:56 pm
Aden, NewsYemen:
A senior military official called on the Yemeni Presidential Command Council to assume its responsibility in confronting what he described as "dangerous developments" in the war with the Houthi militia - the Iranian arm in Yemen.
This comes in the wake of a series of terrorist attacks launched by the Houthi militia, on oil ports and military headquarters of government forces in four liberated governorates.
Major General Khaled Al-Qemli, Commander of the Coast Guard Forces, said that the Houthi militia launched a drone attack on the headquarters of the Coast Guard (Red Sea Sector) in Al-Hima port in the Al-Khokha district, in the Hodeidah Governorate, in the west of the country.
He explained that the Houthis used mortar bombs 82 and mortar 62 carried on unmanned aircraft in those attacks, which resulted in the injury of three soldiers from the coastal forces.
Major General Al-Qemli considered that this attack represented "a new and dangerous development in view of the Houthi terrorist hostility," while calling on the Presidential Command Council and the Arab coalition forces "to assume their responsibilities in facing these dangerous developments in the war with the Houthi militia."
Although the militia ended the state of calm in Yemen, with a series of attacks targeting ports for the export of crude oil, and the military headquarters of the Yemeni government, the latter’s response did not exceed condemnation through the media and social media platforms, while it seemed powerless and unwilling to respond to the Houthis militarily.
The attacks on the ports resulted in a complete cessation of export operations, which annually give the country about one and a half billion dollars, according to experts. It is the pillar of the rickety economy in Yemen, which has been at war since the Houthi militia - the Iranian arm in Yemen - took control of the country eight years ago.
The recent escalation of the Houthis towards the oil export ports, as well as the companies operating the production fields, bore clear indications that the militia had opened a new front focusing on money and economic activities, with the aim of pushing the Yemeni government to bankruptcy and economic collapse, as a prelude to resuming military attacks to complete control of the liberated governorates, especially the oil-rich Marib.
Earlier, an intelligence source revealed a tripartite meeting that included prominent military leaders of the Houthi militia, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the Lebanese Hezbollah in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen, in order to arrange terrorist operations against merchant ships passing through the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.
Muzahim Al-Salloum, the former media spokesman for the Joint Task Force formed by the international coalition, quoted an intelligence source as saying that a secret meeting was held by 3 leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, a leader in the Lebanese Hezbollah and a number of Houthi leaders in Al-Salif, south of Hodeidah. To discuss preparing for terrorist attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea.
And on Thursday, the Houthi militia issued public threats to wage a "severe naval battle" against the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
Al-Masirah TV, a Houthi spokesman, quoted the nicknamed "Abu Ali Al-Hakim", the group's military intelligence official, as saying that "the expected sea confrontation may be one of the fiercest battles" with the coalition.
The Houthi leader, who is on the international sanctions list, added that "their military messages (attacks on oil ports in the areas of influence of the Yemeni government) are not fleeting, but rather serious, and the upcoming messages will be stronger and more subtle," as he put it.
