Houthi: Yemeni army’s defense capabilities greater than many Arab states

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement on Wednesday commended the country’s meteoric progress in developing indigenous long-range ballistic missiles, stressing that Yemenis have overcome difficult stages and challenges over the past eight years of Saudi-led war.

In a speech broadcast live from the Yemeni capital, addressing a group of visiting tribal leaders and locals from the northern Yemeni Province of Hajjah, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi declared that the Yemeni forces and fighters from allied Popular Committees today possess military capabilities much superior than those of many Arab countries.

“We now manufacture long-range ballistic missiles that can hit the depths of Saudi-led coalition member states. The production of various types of missiles is well underway and continues to improve,” the Yemeni resistance leader remarked.

“Yemeni missiles are becoming more precise, stronger, more destructive and deadlier. Despite expensive and sophisticated American air defense systems, enemies are unable to intercept and bring down our missiles,” he hastened to add.

The Ansarullah leader underscored that production of military equipment was taken into serious consideration after the start of the Saudi-led aggression, and great achievements were made in the area through patience, sacrifice and research.

“From pistols to Kalashnikov rifles, cannons and missiles, all kinds of weapons are manufactured indigenously. This is a great and impressive achievement,” Houthi underscored, with a hint of pride.

“We have achieved great results in the military sphere, the first of which was to prevent the complete occupation of the country by aggressors. Enemies are expected to repeat their actions. We must put on stronger fronts, and build our military capabilities. Thank God, we have reached a level in military capabilities that many Arab countries have not attained,” he added.

The Ansarullah leader further said that Yemenis were in the eighth year of confronting the US and Saudi-led aggression, adding that they have gone through "difficult stages and taken on daunting challenges.”

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