Yemen..Houthi escalation against the UN envoy
The threat launched by the Houthi leader, Abd al-Malik al-Ajri, against the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has met with great condemnation among Yemenis, who wish to break peace and end the war.
And local sources in Sanaa reported that many Yemeni political and military leaders and moderate Houthi leaders expressed their dissatisfaction with the Houthi threats to the UN envoy, noting that his goal was to thwart the truce and repudiate any positions that lead to peace and an end to the war.
The sources pointed out that the militias' threat to the current UN envoy with the fate of the former envoy, Ould Cheikh, is not in the interest of ending the Yemeni crisis, but rather proves that the militias have not matured politically, and that they can only live amid destruction and bloodshed.
The militias had threatened the UN envoy with failure, and that he would meet the fate of Ismail Ould al-Sheikh, who was subjected to an assassination attempt by the Houthis during one of his visits to Sana'a.
The Saudi initiative to release 163 prisoners and the Houthis' refusal to receive them led to the creation of a public opinion in support of the initiatives that serve to prepare the atmosphere for the continuation of the truce and the trend towards peace, and to end the war that crushed the country for seven years.
Informed sources indicated that the position of the Houthis towards the prisoners, created a public opinion in their areas of control, especially in the middle tribes, against the positions of the Houthis, which disavowed their elements who fought with them. Among the group's leaders, this was evident in their faltering positions on the armistice and peace and issuing accusations to parties seeking to establish peace and end the war.
On the other hand, the forces affiliated with the Yemeni Presidential Command Council continued their commitment to implementing the terms of the UN armistice, opening roads and removing Houthi mines, to facilitate the passage of trucks, vehicles and travelers between Hodeidah and Taiz.
Local sources south of Al-Hodeidah confirmed that the joint forces had completed the opening of the road linking the districts of Hays and Al-Jarrahi, linking Al-Hodeidah and Taiz, noting that the road became impassable for pedestrians, in the areas under the joint control.
The sources indicated that the militias are still refusing to open the road in the areas under their control in the Al-Jarari district, which has hampered the completion of the passage of vehicles to and from the two districts and from there towards Taiz and vice versa.
According to the sources, the militias recently sent armed groups to position themselves in heights overlooking the road, and shot those passing through the port to their areas of control, and created a trench and fortifications to prevent travelers from crossing.
A member of the Joint Forces Command, Colonel Sadiq Doweed, stated that the Houthis refuse to open the Hays-Al-Jarrahi crossing and continue to besiege Taiz.
In Taiz, demining teams, which are supervised by the consultation committees between the two sides regarding the opening of crossings and roads in Taiz, continued their work in clearing the roads linking the Al-Hawban area, east of Taiz, and the city center.
In Marib, the fronts south of the governorate witnessed fierce battles, against the backdrop of the militias' attempt to advance towards the army and resistance positions in the sandy axis, which prompted the forces to confront them.
And the media center of the Yemeni army announced that the militias committed 126 violations of the armistice, including 36 violations on the Hajjah fronts, 27 violations in the south, west and northwest of Marib, 51 violations in Taiz and Hais south of Hodeidah, 11 violations in Al-Jawf, and one violation in the Kataf al-Baq` front in Saada.
In Sanaa, informed sources confirmed that the Houthi militia has mobilized new fighters and pushed them to the fighting fronts, and opened mobilization centers inside mosques and neighborhoods, and called on the sheikhs of the tribes under their control to mobilize fighters in various ways.
In Aden, the air defenses of the southern forces confronted drones believed to be Houthis, which penetrated the city's airspace at dawn on Sunday, as they fired heavy anti-aircraft fire towards them and forced them to leave.
In Abyan, 7 of the forces of the Southern Giants Brigades were wounded when an explosive device exploded in the vehicle they were traveling in on the main road in the Al-Mahfad district. It is believed that al-Qaeda members are behind the operation.
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