2024-09-22 19:24:25
SanaYemen’s Houthi rebels have said that their group is ready for a peace deal with the Yemeni government and the Saudi-led coalition. However, for this, the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, has also put forward some conditions. Al-Mashat said that the only way to achieve peace is to pay salaries to Yemenis, open Yemen’s airports and ports and release all prisoners. He said this in a television speech on Friday on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Houthi occupation of the capital Sanaa.
Al-Mashat said that the requirements for peace also include the payment of compensation, damages and the complete withdrawal of all foreign forces from the Republic of Yemen. Recently, three soldiers were killed and five were injured in an attack by Houthi rebels. The attack took place in the southern Yemeni province of Dhale, although the Houthis did not comment on the attack.
The Houthis have been in conflict with the government for a long time
According to news agency Xinhua, a source said that the Houthi group attacked a government military base with artillery and rockets on Sunday morning. According to the source, the attack took place in the Bab Galak area of the Qataba district of the northwestern Dhale province. The dead also include the commander of the military base, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad al-Hamidi. Yemen has been embroiled in a devastating conflict since 2014. On September 21, 2014, Houthi rebels captured several northern provinces. After this, the internationally recognized Yemeni government had to leave the capital Sanaa.
Following the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza that has been going on since October last year, Houthi rebels started attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis claim that they are carrying out these attacks to show support for the Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Houthis are believed to have the support of Iran.