A Houthi attack on two oil ports... the Yemeni government considers it a dangerous escalation and the "Transitional": We demand the inclusion of the Houthis on the list of "terror"

The Southern Transitional Council, which participates in the government, called on the international community, on Friday, to include the Houthi group on the "list of terrorist organizations", after it targeted two oil ports in Hadramawt and Shabwa with bombed drones, in the first attack since the end of the truce early this month.

The council said that "the terrorist Houthi militia continues its aggression with drones on oil installations, as it targeted the night of October 18 and 19 this year, Al-Nashima port in Shabwa governorate, and today, Friday, it is targeting Al-Daba oil export port in Hadramout Governorate, with two drones."

The Council called on the international community to "include the Iranian-backed Houthi militias in the lists of terrorist organizations, and to take the necessary measures to curb and deter them," considering that the Houthi attacks represent a "threat" to oil installations and maritime navigation in the Arabian Sea and that "condemnation is no longer sufficient... and it is not acceptable to talk about extension of the armistice.

And earlier on Friday, the military spokesman for the Houthi armed forces, Yahya Saree, announced that the group had carried out what he described as a "simple warning strike."

To prevent an oil ship that was trying to loot crude oil through the Dabba port in the Hadhramaut governorate, as he put it.

The spokesman stressed that the ship violated the decision issued by the competent authorities to ban the transportation and export of oil derivatives, warning the rest of the companies to "comply with the decisions of the Sana'a government and to refrain from contributing to the looting of Yemen's wealth."

On the other hand, the legitimate Yemeni government stressed - in a statement - that "all options are open to deal with this terrorist attack and the Houthi military escalation," calling on the international community to assume its responsibility towards such "terrorist" incidents.

Information Minister Muammar Al-Eryani also saw the recent Houthi operation as a "dangerous escalation."

no damage

The Yemeni Ministry of Oil announced that the Houthi attack did not cause any human or material damage to the ports of Al-Nashima and Al-Dhaba, and that the work of oil companies continues in the two ports.

She stated that she is in contact with tanker companies and government institutions to secure the export of oil and take all necessary measures to do so.

Yemen has been witnessing for more than 7 years a continuous war between forces loyal to the legitimate government and the Houthis, who have controlled several governorates, including Sanaa, since September 2014.

The UN envoy is facing difficulties in reviving the truce, which lasted for six months, after the Yemeni government and the Houthi group failed to reach an agreement to extend it at the beginning of this month.