Yemenis hold mass rally in Sana’a to mark Saudi war anniversary

Thousands of Yemenis have filled the streets in the capital, Sana’a, to mark the second anniversary of the brutal Saudi war, which has left a trail of death and devastation across the impoverished Arab state.

On Sunday, the demonstrators converged on al-Sabin Square in Sana’a, waving national flags and chanting slogans to condemn the Saudi bloodshed in their country.

Senior Yemeni officials were also among the participants in the large demonstration.

Speaking at the event, Saleh al-Samad, the president of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, praised the nation’s firm resistance in the face of the Saudi aggression and said the Riyadh regime failed to bring Yemen to its knees despite all the money and resources at its disposal.

The official further held Saudi Arabia and its partners responsible for the collapse of the conflict resolution talks between Yemeni warring sides, saying the US and Israel are also in cahoots with the Riyadh regime in its war on Yemen.

“Yemen’s resistance, however, proved to be more powerful than any weapon in the world,” Samad said.

On the eve of the war’s anniversary, Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, also addressed the nation, saying the kingdom’s almost daily airstrikes against civilians are nothing short of war crimes.

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