The official spokesman for the Al-Dhalea axis, Fouad Jabbari, clarified at dawn on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, regarding the Houthi militia’s claim of opening the Sanaa-Aden road through the Maris Damt port.

Jabbari said, regarding the opening of Al-Dhalea Road, “It was not the forces of the Al-Dhalea axis that blocked the road since the beginning of the war, and we announced more than once that it was open and passable on our part, but the Houthi militias continued to close it and mined the road and blew up bridges and used this.” The humanitarian artery as a military tool and means.”

He added, “When the militias recently announced the opening of the road that they had closed, despite our awareness of their lack of seriousness, given their long history of breaking covenants, manipulating, and exploiting humanitarian affairs in their military media propaganda, our response was the necessity of coordination on a number of issues, most important of which is With regard to securing traffic and setting checkpoints, but we were surprised on Tuesday morning by armed groups mobilized by the militias, which included a force of heavily armed elements, who headed towards the positioning of the Axis forces in the seam area.

He continued, "Because the matter was based on Houthi military intentions that had nothing to do with the humanitarian aspect, the Houthi militias directed heavy fire at the Axis forces, with light and medium weapons, and mortar artillery, and they were responded to in kind."