The Telegraph report confirms the government's warnings about the existing coordination between the Houthis and Al-Qaeda under Iranian sponsorship
Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Muammar Al-Eryani, said, “The information revealed by the reports of the British newspaper The Telegraph about the close cooperation between the terrorist Houthi militia affiliated with Iran, and the Al-Qaeda and ISIS groups, confirms what the Yemeni government warned about a long time ago regarding the existing coordination and cooperation between these parties.” Under the auspices of Iran.”
Muammar Al-Eryani added in a press statement, “The government had previously revealed several detailed incidents that demonstrate this cooperation, including the Houthi militia’s release of terrorist elements from its prisons, including the release of twenty terrorist elements in November 2018, including 16 from Al-Qaeda.” And four from ISIS, as well as the release of three of the members involved in the assassination of the Saudi diplomat Khaled Sbitan Al-Anazi in 2020.
Al-Eryani pointed out that these actions do not only lead to destabilizing security and stability in the liberated areas, but rather their effects extend to threatening regional and international security. He added that the support provided by the Houthis to these terrorist groups, including thermal missiles, drones and equipment Reconnaissance enables it to carry out complex attacks to destabilize the region.
Al-Eryani pointed out that cooperation between the Houthis, Al-Qaeda groups and ISIS, with the support of Tehran, aims to achieve common goals in weakening the Yemeni state and expanding the scope of chaos, which threatens neighboring countries and poses a danger to international trade and maritime navigation.
Al-Eryani called on the international community and the United Nations to take a firm and immediate stance to confront these movements... calling for classifying the Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, drying up its financial, political and media sources, and supporting the Yemeni government in its efforts to regain control over the entire Yemeni territory and combating terrorist activities... stressing The time has come for joint and effective action to ensure peace and security for the Yemeni people and the entire region.
