Yemen’s new leader Abdullah Al-Alimi warns Houthis

RIYADH, 18 April 2022, (TON): Yemen’s new leaders are ready for war should the latest push for peace with Houthis fail, but a senior official said “they genuinely want the years-long conflict to end soon.”

Abdullah Al-Alimi said in his first interview “our first option is peace, but we are ready for war.”

Al-Alimi said in Riyadh “we believe the council is in a position, with the coalition support, to score a decisive military victory.”

Hadi’s April 7 announcement handing power to the council came at the end of talks in Riyadh that brought together all anti-Houthi factions.

The developments followed the start of a renewable two-month truce.

Al-Alimi, formerly Hadi’s chief of staff said “we hope the dire situation in Yemen will make people have a desire to leave personal and partisan interests behind in pursuit of peace.”

He said “council leaders are due to meet in the coming days with UN special envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg.”

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