
Al-Awlaki says that Al-Houthi is trying to perpetuate a misleading narrative about the Saudi aggression, and confirms that the Houthi rebellion began in 2004.
Yemeni Information Minister Salem Thabet Al-Awlaki responded to the speech of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, accusing him of falsifying history and perpetuating a misleading narrative about the Saudi aggression, stressing that the Houthi rebellion against the state began in 2004 and expanded militarily since 2011 before invading Sanaa in September 2014.
AI-generated summary
The response of the Yemeni Minister of Information comes in the context of a rhetorical escalation between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Houthi group. In his last speech, Al-Houthi accused the Saudi regime of carrying out an aggression under American supervision, Zionist-Israeli push, and British partnership, while Al-Awlaki confirmed that the Houthi rebellion began in 2004 and expanded militarily before invading Sanaa in September 2014 and undermining the political process.
The Minister of Information of the internationally recognized Yemeni government, Salem Thabet Al-Awlaki, commented on the recent speech by the leader of the Iranian-backed Houthi group, Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, and what he said about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the operations it is carrying out against the group and the relationship of the United States of America.
Al-Houthi had claimed in his last speech, on October 29, that “the (Saudi) aggression, since its beginning, since the year 2015 on March 26, is an aggression under American supervision, with a clear and declared Zionist-Israeli push, and with British partnership, and its tool that carries out this aggression, finances, and adopts this aggression, is the Saudi regime... It is a move from the beginning under American supervision, and it was announced by America before it was announced from Saudi Arabia, it was announced from America, it was announced from there, and it continued until today.”
Al-Houthi added: “We have gone through a phase of what is described as de-escalation since the year 2022, but now the situation is different. The Saudi regime has returned under American supervision, with the Zionist push...” pointing out that “even the Americans, even (Trump) himself, the infidel (Trump) personally witnessed that the Israeli enemy is cooperating with Saudi Arabia in the aggression against our country, and that Saudi Arabia is happy with that, and comfortable with that; for this Zionist cooperation with him... meaning There is a Zionist-Israeli partnership, and some say about this level of cooperation that by providing intelligence information, and by identifying the targets to be bombed, this means: the American, Israeli, and British role takes the role of supervision, the role of setting targets, the role of planning, the role of management, and the Saudi role is in implementation, in financing, in adopting the aggression, because they want this aggression to have an Arab front, belonging to Islam, and possessing the necessary capabilities; for the size and level of this aggression, it requires very great capabilities.”
Al-Houthi then continued his claims, saying: “It has been achieved for the American, for the Israeli, for the British, that they have from this nation someone who belongs to it, an Arab-Islamic front, presenting itself as a Muslim party, carrying out this aggression, adopting it, financing it, providing it with everything necessary, moving in it and expending all its energies and capabilities in it, and at a great level...”
Al-Awlaki responded in a blog post on his page on the Its military expansion since 2011 AD outside Saada Governorate, in conjunction with its participation in the political process and the National Dialogue Conference.”
Al-Awlaki continued, saying, “The militia had tightened its control over Saada Governorate, and expanded its influence to parts of Hajjah, Amran, and Al-Jawf governorates, by the time of the National Dialogue Conference in 2013, before it continued its military expansion until it invaded the capital, Sana’a, in September 2014, undermining the political process and dragging the country into a devastating war, the repercussions of which continue to this day.”
He added: "Abdul-Malik al-Houthi seeks to obscure these facts and rewrite the history of events in a way that serves his group's narrative, and disavows its responsibility for undermining the state and igniting war," calling for "confronting attempts to falsify history and misleading public opinion with facts and evidence, and not allowing lies to be repeated until they turn into facts in people's minds."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Rhetorical accusations will continue to be exchanged between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group over responsibility for the war and foreign interference
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