The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Muammar Al-Eryani of the Yemeni government, said, “The information revealed in the report of the United Nations Group of Experts, submitted to the Security Council on October 11, 2024, about the relationship between the terrorist Houthi militia affiliated with Iran, and the Al-Qaeda and ISIS organizations,” It confirms the credibility of our warnings about the level and dangers of the coordination and service existing between the two parties, under Iranian auspices, to regional and international security and peace.”

Muammar Al-Eryani explained in a press statement that the existing alliance between the Houthi militia and the terrorist organizations "Al-Qaeda and ISIS", with the support of Tehran, aims to achieve common goals, which are to weaken the Yemeni state, destabilize security and stability in the liberated areas, and expand the scope of chaos, which It threatens neighboring countries and poses a threat to international trade and maritime shipping lines, and a threat to regional and international security.

Al-Iryani pointed out that the report of the expert group confirmed that “the opportunistic alliance between the two parties is characterized by cooperation in the security and intelligence fields, and that they provide safe havens for each other’s individuals, strengthen their strongholds and coordinate efforts to target government forces,” and warned of the resurgence of Al-Qaeda with the support of From the Houthi militia after the organization appointed a new leader called Saad bin Atef Al-Awlaki.

Al-Eryani explained that the report talks about the two parties coordinating their operations directly since the beginning of the year 2024, and the Houthis transporting drones in addition to thermal missiles and explosive devices and providing training to Al-Qaeda fighters. The organization has used drones, including long-range ones, and improvised explosive devices. To carry out (49) attacks on government forces in Abyan and Shabwa during the period 2023 - July 2024.

He added, “The report reveals an agreement between the two parties to stop hostilities and exchange prisoners, as the Al-Qaeda front against the Houthi militia in Al-Bayda Governorate was dissolved, and the Houthis released the leader of the organization, “Sami Dayan,” who was serving a 15-year prison sentence. In 2014, the two sides also discussed the possibility of the organization providing support in attacks on international shipping lines.

Al-Eryani pointed out that government reports had previously revealed that the Houthi militia had released (252) Al-Qaeda members who were detained in the prisons of the Political and National Security agencies, including the release of twenty terrorist elements in November 2018, including 16 from the organization and four from

Al-Eryani called on the international community and the United Nations to take a firm and immediate stance to confront these movements, and to work together and effectively to ensure peace and security for the Yemeni people, the region, and the entire world, by immediately beginning to classify the Houthi militia as a “global terrorist group,” drying up its financial, political, and media sources, and supporting the Houthi militia as a “global terrorist group.” The Yemeni government in its efforts to regain control over the entire Yemeni territory and combat terrorist activities