Saudi Arabia supports the Yemeni government and condemns the Houthi escalation, and Al-Alimi announces the progress of Operation “Yemen Dawn”

Saudi Arabia confirmed that the terrorist Houthi militia chose continued military escalation and rejected peace, renewing the Kingdom’s political and military support for the Yemeni government to end the coup and restore the state and its institutions.

A statement by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday, indicated that the Kingdom has made persistent and continuous efforts to support efforts to reach a comprehensive and sustainable political solution in Yemen since the militia’s coup against the legitimate Yemeni government in 2014, but the group chose escalation as an extension of its approach that rejects peace, and drags Yemen and its people into more human and economic suffering in the service and implementation of foreign agendas.

Saudi Arabia condemned the Houthis’ continued targeting of civilians and civilian and economic objects in the Kingdom, and their blatant and repeated attacks against the purest parts of the Earth, “Mecca Al-Mukarramah and Medina Al-Munawwarah,” and against the capital, Riyadh, and the cities of “Abha, Khamis Mushayt, Jazan, Najran, Taif, and Yanbu,” as well as ships in the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The statement reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s inherent right to defend its lands, capabilities, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens and residents, and to take all necessary measures to protect its security in accordance with international laws, reiterating its full political and military support for the Presidential Command Council, the Yemeni government, and the Yemeni people to end the coup and restore the state and its institutions from the militia.

Saudi Arabia renewed its call on the international community to assume its responsibilities, in particular the permanent members of the Security Council, implement the relevant Security Council resolutions, and provide full support to the legitimate Yemeni government to confront the terrorist Houthi militia and stop its threat to Yemen, the region and the world.

Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Command Council, confirmed that Operation “Yemen Dawn” is proceeding according to the approved plans until the restoration of state institutions and the liberation of the capital, Sana’a, indicating that the successes achieved on various fronts reflect the level of preparedness and coordination between the armed forces and all military formations, and the effective support of the “Coalition to Support Legitimacy.”

During a series of calls he made with members of the Command Council, the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff and a number of military leaders and commanders of axes and fronts, Al-Alimi praised the field progress achieved by the armed forces and all military formations, and the valor, discipline and high coordination they and the popular resistance demonstrated, praising in particular the important successes on the western coast front of Taiz Governorate, the recovery of strategic areas and sites in Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab, and securing this vital waterway.

He also praised the support provided by the “Coalition to Support Legitimacy” led by Saudi Arabia to the Yemeni armed forces, stressing that the impact of this support is not limited to restoring state institutions and protecting the country’s security and stability, but rather extends to strengthening the steadfastness of national institutions, supporting the economy, and alleviating the human and living suffering caused by the terrorist Houthi militias.

During the series of communications, Al-Alimi was briefed on the progress of the “Yemen Dawn” operation, which was launched on Monday, to restore state institutions, liberate the capital, Sana’a, and end the coup by the terrorist Houthi militias. He listened to briefings on developments in the situation on the ground in the various theaters of operations, the level of implementation of the plans and assigned tasks, and the successes achieved by the armed forces and all military formations since the first hours of the launch of the operation.

The Chairman of the Command Council stressed that every progress achieved by the armed forces must be accompanied by the protection of civilians and public and private property, and with behavior that embodies the values ​​of the Republic and the prestige of the law, stressing that the mission is not only to restore the land, but to restore the state to it, with what it means in terms of security, justice, institutions, services, and protection of the rights of citizens.

An invitation to those who have been deceived to take advantage of the announced amnesty

The head of the Yemeni Leadership Council renewed his call to citizens in areas under forceful control of the Houthi militias not to be drawn into its attempts to throw them into battles, and to stay away from its sites and military gatherings, stressing that these operations are not a war against citizens, their regions, or their affiliations, but rather the state’s battle for its citizens, to restore its institutions, and to protect the rights and dignity of all Yemenis.

He also called on those who were deceived into the ranks of the militias to seize the opportunity of safe return and declared amnesty, to lay down their arms, stop fighting, and return to their families and homeland, reassuring that the door will remain open to everyone who sides with the state and the national interest in accordance with the announced procedures.

Al-Alimi stressed the implementation of the measures taken by the National Defense Council related to strict adherence to the rules of military law and discipline, and preserving the lives and dignity of detainees and the wounded, stressing that no acts of retaliation or individual practices that harm the values ​​of the armed forces and state institutions are permitted.