Continuation of Yemen occupation perilous for UAE, Ansarullah's leader warns
The leader of the Ansarullah movement has warned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against its continued occupation of Yemen, advising the Persian Gulf country to fully pull out its troops from the crisis-hit Arab country.
Addressing his supporters via a televised speech broadcast live from the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on Sunday afternoon, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi called on Abu Dhabi to cease its occupation of Yemen and to implement withdrawal plans.
Houthi stated that the UAE should pull its military forces out of Yemen, otherwise the situation would become perilous for the country.
An unnamed senior Emirati official told reporters on July 8 that the Persian Gulf country was planning troop draw-down in Yemen in what was claimed to be a shift from a military strategy to a "peace" plan instead.
He added, “We do have troop levels that are down for reasons that are strategic in (the Red Sea city of) Hudaydah and reasons that are tactical” in other parts of the country.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Ansarullah chief urged Saudi authorities to understand what is in their best interests in the Middle East, and avoid stoking tensions there.
Houthi then warned the Riyadh regime that retaliatory attacks by Yemeni army soldiers and fighters from allied Popular Committees would increase in case it presses ahead with its military aggression against Yemen.
“We caution Saudi Arabia and its allies, including the United States, against Yemeni mortal blows and their aftermath,” he said.
The Ansarullah head then stated that colonial powers are seeking to advance divisive plots in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, emphasizing that stirring up insecurity in southern Yemen is aimed at such an objective.
He called on all Yemeni factions to respect Islamic teachings and work together in order to frustrate enemies’ schemes.
Houthi finally condemned Saudi Arabia’s politicization of Hajj pilgrimage and creating obstacles for Yemenis who want to perform the Islamic ritual.
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