Monday, 3 August 2015

Houthi: Aden Developments ’not Gains’,Strategic Options to Respond Become Urgent

Local Editor

Yemen: Sayyed Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi

Yemeni Ansarullah leader Sayyed Abul-Malik al-Houthi stressed on Sunday that the Saudi-US aggression on Yemen has failed to defeat the will and the steadfastness of the Yemeni people, noting that the people of Yemen are engaged in the battle of honor, independence and the legitimate defense.

During a televised speech aired live, Sayyed Houthi stated that no one can mislead the Yemenis in their battle against the injustice whatever the aggressors' capabilities are.

"In spite of thousands of air raids, and after all that long time of aggression on Yemen, the position of Yemen's people, army and Popular Committees are the one that is now taken into consideration," he said.

Moreover, Ansarullah leader stressed that "what has happened in Aden was a limited advance for the aggression and not a gain it obtained, despite all its capabilities," adding that developments in Aden are not a win-win situation for the aggressor, but they represent "sliding to the swamp."

"Definitely, such steps do not resolve the battle with the people who do not accept slavery and humiliation," Sayyed Houthi emphasized, indicating that any failure or limitation by the national military does not mean that the enemy has won the battle."

"As long as you continue the aggression against Yemen, you are getting stuck more and more," he told Saudi Arabia and allies.

Houthi also warned of the real ambitions of the enemy in Yemen, who wants to directly control some areas in the country, noting that "the free people will be always victorious regardless of the aggressor's efforts."

The Yemeni leader highlighted that "executions and mass killings are taking place in Aden without any justification," stressing that the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) takfiri group, the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, the Saudi militants and the armed mercenaries are fighting on one front in Aden, pointing out that "the aggressor is seeking to humiliate the Yemenis and to impose his decisions over them."

"Talking about the legitimacy of Hadi is nonsense," he further added, in reference to the fugitive President Abed-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Stressing that "insisting on forcing the Yemeni people to submit is not a viable project," Sayyed Houthi said that "Saudi Arabia didn't respect Yemen ever, but it is used to deal with Yemen in a manner of arrogance, domination and hatred."

"We are ready to pay any price in order to have our country independent," he continued.
Sayyed Houthi also stressed that "the strategic options are becoming urgent to respond as long as the aggressor's arrogance is getting increased", pointing out that "the aggressor has proved that the Yemeni people need to get security guarantees."

"We are ready to fight to defend Yemen, and I call on all the free people of Yemen to strengthen the internal fronts and battlefields," he stressed.

Houthi voiced beliefs that "the political solution in Yemen are available and possible," warning "the brothers in the south" of the Saudi deception.

The United Nations has lately declared its highest-level humanitarian emergency in Yemen as Saudi Arabia continues its deadly airstrikes against the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.

Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen since March 26 to bring Hadi back to power.

The airstrikes have so far claimed the lives of more than 5,302 civilians, mostly women and children.