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[00:00:00] is some concern
[00:00:02] this
[00:00:09] well prepared for it. And also our battle in
[00:00:19] all fronts are now, for example, in How do you respond to them regarding
[00:00:30] there was some kind of are working in that took place in
[00:00:37] Welcome, when fronts move, these battles usually do not
[00:00:40] war maps do not remain as they are. From Taiz, Marib,
[00:00:44] and Al-Jawf to the western coast, a battle expands,
[00:00:47] and government forces move to regain
[00:00:51] they will be forced to disclose the results of this initiative and territory. Meanwhile, Houthi militias
[00:00:54] push more of
[00:00:56] there are many events in their fighters to the
[00:00:57] the Houthi militias? And I ask this front lines. But what happened in Mocha defeated the field
[00:01:00] and brought questions of responsibility to
[00:01:03] the forefront. What happened, how
[00:01:06] did it happen, and what are the potential consequences later?
[00:01:13] and many people do not regard, but Talking about Mocha leads directly to Bab al-Mandab, one of the most important
[00:01:18] the Houthi militias' ability to Mocha maritime passages in the world, where the battle calculations are no longer solely Yemeni, but have come to
[00:01:21] affect the security of the Red Sea and international navigation. So what after
[00:01:25] who have this concern? In the end, Mocha, and what are the field and military developments, and are
[00:01:28] we living through a
[00:01:31] the various fronts, starting from
[00:01:31] We heard and followed many comprehensive confrontation, or has the real battle not
[00:01:34] to control yet begun? Questions
[00:01:35] the strip, I believe that it is we put directly to our guest, Assistant Minister of Defense
[00:01:39] for International
[00:01:41] drones, and it also has heroes on Cooperation, Major General
[00:01:44] the latest information in this Dr. Samir Al-Sabri. Let's go to this report and then we'll come back to you. Stay with us.
[00:01:52] the eastern direction
[00:02:00] Along the Yemeni fronts, military operations
[00:02:03] are expanding, while the Houthi militia is pushing more of
[00:02:07] its fighters into battles that are draining its ranks
[00:02:10] in an attempt to change the balance
[00:02:13] and this attack of power on the ground. But the field imposes
[00:02:15] another equation. Government forces are expanding
[00:02:19] calling, that is, calling on their operations on more than one axis and are moving
[00:02:22] to retake positions,
[00:02:24] bodies in the cut supply routes,
[00:02:26] deserts. Also in Al-Jawf, and strike Houthi movements in a battle
[00:02:28] whose title is regaining the initiative. In Taiz, Houthi attempts
[00:02:32] have been broken since the first beginnings
[00:02:35] of the war. The city that resisted the Houthis
[00:02:39] for years is returning its fronts
[00:02:42] are in Dhamar and not in
[00:02:43] its narrative in to the forefront of operations. Military movements, counter-attacks,
[00:02:47] and regaining positions,
[00:02:49] to repeat what happened in while the Taiz axis announced inflicting losses on the Houthis
[00:02:52] and forcing the attacking forces to retreat. In
[00:02:56] Marib and Al-Jawf, other fronts are moving,
[00:03:00] echelons in this and operations are targeting
[00:03:02] Houthi positions and movements at a time when
[00:03:06] government forces are seeking to expand the scope
[00:03:10] of field pressure. As for the western coast, the weight
[00:03:14] of the battle reaches beyond the front lines.
[00:03:18] of Kahboub, which controls Mocha returns to Bab al-Mandab, and Bab
[00:03:21] al-Mandab places the battle at the gate of the Red Sea and international
[00:03:24] navigation. Fronts are moving,
[00:03:27] operations are expanding,
[00:03:30] say. I tell you that despite this and a battle that the
[00:03:31] The bodies of the Houthis are scattered in government says its goal transcends managing contact lines
[00:03:34] to regaining territory and state institutions
[00:03:39] our brothers in and extending its sovereignty over all national soil.
[00:03:46] regaining or this therefore, this
[00:03:53] Welcome, dear viewers. Our special
[00:03:57] nine tank battalions. This coverage continues in light of the developments and events that our
[00:04:01] and their fear of it leaving this country is witnessing. Our discussion in this episode
[00:04:03] is about the military and field developments on all fronts with my guest here in
[00:04:08] we have heard a lot of such the studio, Major General Dr. Samir
[00:04:10] Sabri, Assistant Minister of Defense for International Cooperation.
[00:04:14] Welcome again, Mr. May God bless you. Okay,
[00:04:17] Major General, let me start directly with
[00:04:20] the most prominent news and the most
[00:04:23] in Taiz or in prominent event that was the subject of debate for everyone. Yesterday,
[00:04:26] the capital, Sanaa, witnessed
[00:04:29] an event described as a qualitative
[00:04:32] and important event inside Sanaa. The Houthi militias
[00:04:35] are trying to cover up this event, and I ask
[00:04:39] forces and then leaving them in here what happened in the capital
[00:04:42] and in the rest of the areas in Sanaa? Thank you, my dear brother, and also
[00:04:44] to Yemen Channel, the channel of all
[00:04:46] with us tonight in Yemenis. Let me first
[00:04:49] confirm what we said earlier, that surprises
[00:04:53] have spoken a lot about this will continue to fall on the Houthi militias, and I believe that they have not
[00:04:56] yet understood that this war is a war
[00:05:00] different from all previous wars. The war will be
[00:05:03] comprehensive, and its basis is to return to
[00:05:08] and fight any battle with Sanaa, and the military's basis in the field is to win or
[00:05:11] die. What happened, perhaps,
[00:05:14] there is no need to mention many of its details,
[00:05:18] but we say that the
[00:05:21] fire reached the capital, Sanaa, and this in itself
[00:05:25] is the most prominent introduction that
[00:05:28] all Yemeni people should know,
[00:05:31] and the Houthis should understand it well.
[00:05:35] Today, our battle is not an independent battle
[00:05:38] for a certain front, but rather a comprehensive battle, as you said.
[00:05:43] It must reach Sanaa, and it must be from Sanaa, even if the journey is long.
[00:05:46] Yes, that means that a military event occurred
[00:05:50] in Sanaa. The news indicated that there was a security incident
[00:05:53] that the Houthi militias are trying to cover up and obscure.
[00:05:56] It really happened. It really happened,
[00:06:00] and soon
[00:06:03] act. Good. Okay,
[00:06:09] the field and huge developments, and we here from the channel
[00:06:12] congratulate the heroes who are fighting and writing a battle
[00:06:16] on all fronts against the Houthi militias, and we will come to
[00:06:19] many details in this
[00:06:22] Major General, let me go back a little to what happened in
[00:06:27] and ask how the city of Mocha
[00:06:30] or the western coast
[00:06:34] of Taiz governorate
[00:06:37] fell, and also the details of what happened and the arrival of Houthi militias to
[00:06:41] Bab al-Mandab.
[00:06:44] statements that talk about the legitimate government
[00:06:46] conducting an investigation into this matter,
[00:06:50] and you also have a statement in The Independent
[00:06:53] Arabic about this matter. What is
[00:06:56] regard? In any case, I do not
[00:07:00] always like to talk much about a topic
[00:07:03] whose results we have
[00:07:06] now understood. Regarding identifying
[00:07:09] who caused it and the reason,
[00:07:13] I believe this is a matter related to
[00:07:16] the presidency and the state leadership, the Ministry of Defense, and the General
[00:07:20] Staff. Things are going well. Let's not dwell too much on such
[00:07:23] matters, because this is the nature of battles and the nature
[00:07:27] of war. Who made a mistake, who was right? These are matters
[00:07:30] determined by official bodies, and also these bodies
[00:07:34] will ultimately tell the wrongdoer that he made a mistake and the good doer that he did well.
[00:07:37] We do not claim perfection. We fight,
[00:07:40] and fighting is another matter. It's different from talking,
[00:07:44] different from journalism, and different from anything else. Fighting
[00:07:47] is a field that imposes its details
[00:07:51] and imposes its agenda and imposes
[00:07:55] the field. So this issue, perhaps,
[00:07:59] I believe we should leave it
[00:08:02] to the responsible and competent authorities, and they are the ones who will say
[00:08:06] who did wrong and who did well, and who made a mistake
[00:08:09] and who was right. Okay, technically and tactically,
[00:08:12] also, that is, to be precise in terminology, technically,
[00:08:16] the Ministry of Defense was able to
[00:08:18] manage what happened
[00:08:22] and absorb the shock that occurred in Mocha.
[00:08:25] Now, the battles are raging on the heights
[00:08:30] Mocha, Bab al-Mandab, and the entire region.
[00:08:33] And the forces are fighting valiantly today
[00:08:36] in this chain, and they have taken most of this chain, and God willing,
[00:08:40] they will complete it.
[00:08:44] the valleys and on the hills, and
[00:08:47] they are still throwing their children and the children of
[00:08:50] the tribes into the inferno. Many leaders were killed,
[00:08:54] and they were forced to announce some of them, and they did not announce
[00:08:57] the rest. The issue is related
[00:09:00] to it being a battle, and this battle is not just, as we say,
[00:09:03] a rollover, it is also victory and defeat. And history
[00:09:07] tells us everything
[00:09:10] that happens on the ground. Perhaps we have
[00:09:14] heard and known it, and we as military personnel fully
[00:09:17] realize that victory sometimes comes
[00:09:21] from the depths of defeat. Victory comes when
[00:09:24] morale returns and the army returns
[00:09:27] with this strength and this spirit with which
[00:09:30] it fights in Al-Kadha front
[00:09:35] Al-Waz'iyah or on the outskirts of Mocha city
[00:09:39] or even in Al-Bayda, and in Marib, and in Al-Jawf, and in
[00:09:42] Al-Dhalea, and in Maris. The entire battle
[00:09:46] is now ongoing, and therefore if we want to look, we will look at the battle
[00:09:49] broadly and completely. Everyone is working,
[00:09:52] and morale is very, very, very high. I have not
[00:09:55] spoken to any front without them saying that the morale
[00:09:59] of the people is high and that victory is necessary. And here I ask what after
[00:10:02] Mocha? What after the setback of Mocha or the fall of Mocha? After
[00:10:06] the setback of Mocha is the return to organizing
[00:10:10] the ranks and working in a
[00:10:12] good, orderly, organized, and professional manner.
[00:10:16] And thank God, I assure you that people are now working with the spirit
[00:10:20] I just mentioned. Yes, okay, Major General, allow me this question. There
[00:10:25] from some who see a slowness in
[00:10:28] the process
[00:10:32] of dealing with things. What
[00:10:35] do you say to those who today believe
[00:10:38] that there
[00:10:40] is some slowness?
[00:10:44] dealing with matters and events? Arabs used to say,
[00:10:47] "He who sees is not like he who hears." Battle and war are
[00:10:51] blood and dismembered bodies
[00:10:54] and I say
[00:10:56] that
[00:11:00] easily change or describe whether there is a delay
[00:11:03] or an advance or the fall of a position or even the fall of a district. This is
[00:11:07] a battle, and the most important thing in a battle is to define
[00:11:11] its main lines, and we have defined its main lines, as His Excellency
[00:11:15] the President of the Republic, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, confirmed by entrusting the army
[00:11:18] with regaining state institutions, foremost among them
[00:11:21] the capital, Sanaa, and also Saada Governorate. Yes, okay, regarding this
[00:11:25] news, we also followed a lot. As I said,
[00:11:29] things are not
[00:11:32] as slow as they sometimes
[00:11:35] appear,
[00:11:38] know the details, but those who follow the news
[00:11:41] and update their information realize that there
[00:11:44] is a big battle being fought on a large geographical
[00:11:48] strip, and therefore we ask today what are the latest
[00:11:52] military developments on
[00:11:56] Al-Kadha, also passing
[00:11:59] through Al-Madharib district
[00:12:02] and what is happening in this important
[00:12:05] geographical area and Al-Waz'iyah also? In any case,
[00:12:08] it is not only these fronts, but also at all
[00:12:12] levels. As for the situation, I told you that we are now, at
[00:12:16] this very moment we are speaking, there is a fierce battle being fought on what
[00:12:19] remains of the Kahboub mountains and hills, which
[00:12:23] controls Bab al-Mandab Strait, and which
[00:12:26] with medium weapons can
[00:12:29] deal even with Mayyun Island.
[00:12:32] But also in Al-Waz'iyah,
[00:12:35] the fighting spirit and the return of people
[00:12:39] and their organization, and the battle has become orderly
[00:12:41] and good, and it is certain that these groups
[00:12:45] will fall, although they are sacrificing huge numbers of people,
[00:12:49] but we affirm that no matter
[00:12:52] what, those with will and those with right must win. I believe the battle
[00:12:56] today is being fought in a good, organized,
[00:12:59] and orderly manner. Perhaps I do not claim that we
[00:13:03] are perfect in that, but we can say it is better than any time
[00:13:06] before, and the shock has been absorbed, and now
[00:13:10] the spirit of the battle is being
[00:13:12] restored, and it is actually working in the field. Indeed, the battles in
[00:13:16] all the places you mentioned are currently ongoing. And even
[00:13:20] if I tell you that we have reached such and such, perhaps we have gone beyond that,
[00:13:23] or perhaps we have retreated a little. This is
[00:13:27] a battle, but the most important thing in this battle is
[00:13:30] to reach the morale that affirms
[00:13:33] and insists on achieving victory. Yes, and I also ask you
[00:13:37] here how you have also noticed
[00:13:40] and how you view and evaluate today
[00:13:44] the morale and the progress of the battles in
[00:13:47] these different fronts, starting, and I am talking here
[00:13:51] about the importance of this region, the Taiz front, especially
[00:13:55] the western side. How does
[00:13:58] the situation look? As for the city of
[00:14:02] Taiz itself, it
[00:14:05] has been surrounded from all
[00:14:08] directions for more than ten years. And there were very large
[00:14:12] brigades that perhaps contributed, the 22nd
[00:14:15] Mechanized Brigade, which had more
[00:14:18] than
[00:14:22] brigade and the reserve brigade and the ones that
[00:14:25] were present are perhaps the ones that used
[00:14:29] all their capabilities to besiege Taiz. But I
[00:14:33] am talking about this long time during which these forces were unable
[00:14:36] to advance one inch. And today, perhaps
[00:14:40] now, the tenth attack was launched from all fronts,
[00:14:43] and it did not break, but sometimes some fronts advanced in
[00:14:47] some areas.
[00:14:50] As for the
[00:14:53] western side of the governorate, and by that I mean what is currently
[00:14:57] on the coast, the people are fighting
[00:15:00] in Taiz and will lift the siege, God willing, and their eyes are also on
[00:15:03] completing the battle in Mocha
[00:15:07] Al-Kadha and Mocha and Mawza and all the areas
[00:15:10] that the Houthi group controlled. The Houthi group was present
[00:15:14] a short while ago. Years ago, it was present in Mocha and
[00:15:18] Bab al-Mandab and Mawza and Aden, and it returned to
[00:15:21] Hodeidah, and then it was going to return to Sanaa. The issue is
[00:15:25] a battle, and then things, God willing, will move
[00:15:28] towards what is better, and I believe that
[00:15:32] the role of the brothers has become clear in the matter
[00:15:36] that they decided that
[00:15:40] performance should be in harmony with what
[00:15:43] the Yemeni issue requires and the interest of the Yemeni people. Okay, the battle
[00:15:46] is being conducted according to the plans
[00:15:50] planned by the Ministry of Defense. Major General,
[00:15:53] now let me tell you that
[00:15:56] the western side. Now, the Fourth Military
[00:15:59] Region Command is working and also specialized officers
[00:16:04] operations and managing battles on the ground.
[00:16:07] The matter has not become haphazard.
[00:16:11] Even the resistance is working in an organized manner within
[00:16:14] the framework of army battalions and army brigades. Yes, okay, we also followed
[00:16:18] news a few days ago that there was a launch of an operation
[00:16:21] to retake the Dhubab area and that
[00:16:25] this front stopped. Is this information accurate or not
[00:16:29] correct? No, it stopped. I don't think it's accurate,
[00:16:32] but we did not advance after completing
[00:16:35] this district. In any case, as I told you,
[00:16:39] the matter is a matter of
[00:16:42] time, and victory, as they say, is an hour of patience. Okay, there is also a fear
[00:16:45] of, and this also goes back to the previous question about
[00:16:48] the slowness, as some put it.
[00:16:52] There is a fear of
[00:16:56] entrench themselves in the coastal strip. How do we reassure
[00:16:59] those
[00:17:03] those who came to the
[00:17:06] Mocha Governorate and so on from the edges of the Republic
[00:17:13] difficult for them to remain there. And we insist today,
[00:17:17] tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, that they must return
[00:17:20] to their caves in Saada,
[00:17:23] not just their caves in Saada, but rather
[00:17:26] they must return from where they came. Okay, let me
[00:17:29] move to another front. There are also warnings
[00:17:33] that we followed today about huge and large mobilizations
[00:17:35] heading towards Marib Governorate by
[00:17:39] the Houthi militias. What is also happening on the borders
[00:17:42] of Marib Governorate? Let me tell you that, for example, in
[00:17:46] the Al-Balq Al-Sharqi area, this is perhaps the fifth attack in two weeks,
[00:17:50] was broken five times, and the Houthi suffered heavy losses
[00:17:54] to the extent that he started
[00:17:57] the government forces to allow him to retrieve the scattered
[00:18:03] the forces were rearranged, equipped, and
[00:18:07] deployed towards the Seventh
[00:18:10] Military Region. All matters are progressing well. Let me say,
[00:18:14] as a military man, that if the battle continues in this manner,
[00:18:18] I believe, God willing, that victory will be our ally. Yes, there are
[00:18:21] also those who say that the Houthi militias are trying
[00:18:26] Mocha
[00:18:29] in Marib Governorate through a massive
[00:18:31] mobilization and also
[00:18:35] an arrangement of massive
[00:18:38] governorate. That is, what is the readiness
[00:18:41] of the army to deal with these echelons and also
[00:18:44] with this mobilization carried out by the Houthi
[00:18:47] terrorist militias? Of course, regarding
[00:18:50] the mobilization, it's not today. It has been ongoing
[00:18:53] for a very long time. The Houthis' eyes are on
[00:18:57] oil sources, and they deprive the rest
[00:19:00] of Yemenis of what they can benefit from in terms of salaries
[00:19:04] so that everyone becomes without salaries. But let me
[00:19:08] mobilization, I remind you of a previous mobilization that was more
[00:19:11] powerful and perhaps included specialized battalions
[00:19:15] that came from Iraq, and that came from Lebanon, and that came from Iran. Death battalions,
[00:19:19] Hussein's battalions. All of these ended at
[00:19:23] the borders of Marib, and I believe this other
[00:19:26] gathering will end at the borders of Marib. Marib has
[00:19:29] come to represent the Republic and not Marib Governorate,
[00:19:33] just as Taiz and Mocha
[00:19:35] and Al-Dhalea and
[00:19:38] Al-Bayda have all come to represent a block called the Republic of Yemen.
[00:19:41] Yes, that means that the Ministry of Defense is fully aware
[00:19:45] of all plans and also of all
[00:19:47] that the Houthi militias are preparing
[00:19:51] and planning for in Marib Governorate. It is confirmed, and I believe that
[00:19:54] the work has even become today not resistance work, but rather
[00:19:58] organized army work with plans moving
[00:20:01] and working by encirclement and outflanking and managing the battle,
[00:20:04] and the forces have advanced in all fronts, almost, Al-Jawf, and in
[00:20:08] Al-Labanat, and in Al-Balq Al-Sharqi, and in all fronts. Yes,
[00:20:12] not a very big advance, but it is a good advance,
[00:20:16] and also all other attacks have been repelled to return
[00:20:19] to their previous positions. Yes, I find it a good opportunity for you to be
[00:20:24] the studio, and therefore I have many questions, and on the occasion
[00:20:28] of Al-Jawf, I also ask what is also happening
[00:20:31] today in Al-Jawf Governorate, and is it true that the battle
[00:20:35] there has also stopped or not, because there are those who also demand
[00:20:38] opening many fronts at
[00:20:42] one time to ease the pressure and also
[00:20:45] to engage these Houthi militias. What happened in
[00:20:49] Al-Jawf Governorate? Nothing unexpected happened. It was
[00:20:52] an advance. The forces advanced a very large area,
[00:20:56] and because it is an open desert, the forces returned to rearrange
[00:20:59] themselves in fortified positions
[00:21:02] and are ready to attack again.
[00:21:05] There was no major defeat, and even the retreat was an organized
[00:21:09] retreat to rearrange the forces,
[00:21:12] and I assure you that the
[00:21:15] forces are in good readiness, and their return will be more fortunate
[00:21:19] soon, God willing. As for the fronts, I believe this, God willing, will be the next surprise
[00:21:23] for the Houthis. All fronts of
[00:21:26] the Republic must be opened. Okay, we noticed that
[00:21:29] among the factors we noticed in this
[00:21:32] last battle fought by the forces, the armed forces,
[00:21:36] was the entry of air power. And I also ask here, Major
[00:21:39] General, does
[00:21:42] the army today possess the modern military equipment that
[00:21:46] can confront the Houthi militias with their Iranian weapons?
[00:21:51] Have they been able to acquire it? Is the army ready today
[00:21:55] to fight a comprehensive battle against
[00:21:59] the Houthi militias? In terms of readiness, the army is ready, and
[00:22:02] in terms of readiness and armament, and also the entry of fighter
[00:22:05] aircraft, and also the entry of drone aircraft, perhaps this
[00:22:09] disrupted many of the Houthi's calculations, who wanted to go to
[00:22:13] areas and to governorates to occupy them
[00:22:16] and reach the coast of Aden
[00:22:19] again. But unfortunately, or rather,
[00:22:23] to its misfortune, the army is ready, and it has
[00:22:26] striking and very effective air power, and it has
[00:22:31] the ground who achieve victory. Things have changed
[00:22:35] and shifted, and perhaps
[00:22:37] our surprises
[00:22:41] for the Houthi enemy are still ongoing, and perhaps every day
[00:22:44] will bring something new. Yesterday, the drone flew
[00:22:48] over the capital, Sanaa, and tomorrow something else. Okay,
[00:22:51] Al-Bayda is also an important front and an important
[00:22:55] governorate, and it
[00:22:57] is a governorate that does not constitute any incubator for the Houthi militias. What about
[00:23:01] Al-Bayda Governorate and what about the front also
[00:23:04] in Al-Bayda Governorate? The front in Al-Bayda Governorate has advanced well
[00:23:08] and in an organized manner, but until now,
[00:23:11] until now, other matters
[00:23:15] are being arranged, perhaps related to
[00:23:18] the tribal aspect and the military aspect. And there is
[00:23:21] really a good management of the battle,
[00:23:24] and
[00:23:27] perhaps, God willing, we will be surprised that our forces
[00:23:32] Al-Bayda. We hope for that,
[00:23:34] and God willing, we can reach not only Dhamar
[00:23:38] but also Sanaa. But there are also those who
[00:23:42] ask, and you also had a statement in this regard,
[00:23:45] about the comprehensive battle that
[00:23:48] reaches Sanaa and knocks on the doors
[00:23:51] of Sanaa. Are we today facing
[00:23:55] the opening of a battle and a comprehensive
[00:23:58] open front
[00:23:59] to
[00:24:02] crush the Houthi militias and end this rebellion,
[00:24:06] or are we dealing according to specific
[00:24:10] plans and specific events
[00:24:13] and specific battles and fronts? I believe,
[00:24:16] regarding the strategy and vision and narrative that we
[00:24:20] as an army hope for, it is the directives of His Excellency
[00:24:23] the President of the Republic, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Dr.
[00:24:27] Rashad Al-Alimi, who entrusted the army
[00:24:30] with regaining all state institutions. And
[00:24:36] return, how will it be? The army is capable
[00:24:40] of arranging the matters of battle management,
[00:24:43] and now, by the grace of God, almost all
[00:24:46] fronts have become
[00:24:49] largely disciplined. They are managed by
[00:24:52] one command, and this indicates that we are looking for a broad
[00:24:56] battle. Perhaps we have not opened all fronts yet,
[00:24:59] but perhaps they will open soon. Yes, this is everyone's
[00:25:02] question, Major General, and allow me to ask it: why hasn't
[00:25:06] a comprehensive battle against
[00:25:09] the Houthi militias been declared until this
[00:25:12] moment? I believe the battle has become
[00:25:16] semi-comprehensive, but there are still certain directions that are still
[00:25:20] being studied as to how these directions will move and how to achieve
[00:25:23] better results. Ultimately, we are not concerned with just pushing
[00:25:29] the desert. We must talk about or carry out
[00:25:32] organized, orderly, military, and professional work, and therefore any advance must
[00:25:36] be accounted for and how to secure it and how to
[00:25:38] manage it. Yes, what is happening now is that the battle
[00:25:42] is considered an open and comprehensive battle, and God willing, it will not end except in
[00:25:46] Sanaa. Yes, there is also an important question, Major General. Some say
[00:25:50] why not launch or why allow the Houthi militias
[00:25:54] to choose the time and place to open
[00:25:58] the army? With the armed forces,
[00:26:01] perhaps this was in the past, but today we also choose the time
[00:26:04] and place, and you can realize that our battle in Al-Bayda
[00:26:08] surprised the Houthis, and they were not
[00:26:12] Al-Dhalea started with an attack, and also our battle in
[00:26:15] Marib. All three military regions
[00:26:18] attacked and did not wait for the Houthis to decide when
[00:26:22] the battle would be, and they reached good results, and we
[00:26:25] still say that even the battle
[00:26:29] Mocha, perhaps
[00:26:32] gaps that perhaps affected the fronts
[00:26:36] and led to the fall of some positions and the fall of some fronts,
[00:26:39] but ultimately, generally speaking,
[00:26:43] we can say that now we choose how to manage
[00:26:46] the battle, and we will not stop it. We said that the Houthis started the war, but
[00:26:50] we will end it, God willing. Yes, God willing. Okay, there is also
[00:26:53] a question: is it possible at this time to talk about any truce with
[00:26:59] question because there is media
[00:27:02] affiliated with or close to the Houthi militias talking in this direction.
[00:27:06] Is it possible to talk about a truce with the Houthi militias at this moment and at
[00:27:09] this time? I call on everyone not to follow
[00:27:13] rumors and also the media battle that
[00:27:16] the Houthis are waging. Of course, the Houthis always, if
[00:27:20] they gain a position, immediately go and seek a truce
[00:27:23] and activate the UN envoy and activate all
[00:27:26] external tools. We say that
[00:27:29] the truce is for this group to return to
[00:27:33] its senses and hand over all its weapons to the state and return to being a political
[00:27:36] party. Otherwise, I believe any truce will affect Yemenis in general. Yes,
[00:27:40] okay, let me return again to Taiz Governorate, and Taiz Governorate needs
[00:27:44] to be discussed extensively, whether about what is happening today in terms of
[00:27:48] fierce and strong battles towards the coast and towards
[00:27:52] the west, or inside the city in
[00:27:55] and the rest of the other fronts.
[00:27:57] Everyone is demanding
[00:28:01] reinforcement for these fronts and armament for these
[00:28:04] fronts in Taiz Governorate and liberating the governorate
[00:28:07] to secure also the coastal strip. Let's also not
[00:28:10] say that full support and the required support
[00:28:14] have been provided, but the state has fulfilled its duty, and also
[00:28:17] the brothers have fulfilled their duty, and we
[00:28:20] hope and wish that the support will be more than that because ultimately, Taiz
[00:28:23] front is a pivotal central front, not
[00:28:27] only for the coast and the western strip and Bab al-Mandab, but also for
[00:28:30] All of Yemen knows that Taiz is the one that brought down the imamate and the one that
[00:28:34] brought down the priesthood, and perhaps it will have a strong and
[00:28:37] active role in bringing down this new
[00:28:41] priesthood, which is the terrorist Houthi group. Yes, has the day come
[00:28:44] or has the opportunity come today
[00:28:47] for يعني to regain
[00:28:51] control of Taiz governorate
[00:28:55] and what can
[00:28:57] I say? Taiz governorate must be liberated. Has the day come for justice for this governorate
[00:29:01] and its liberation? It has suffered a lot throughout
[00:29:05] the past period. Have you,
[00:29:08] as a leadership in the Ministry of Defense and as
[00:29:11] a supreme leadership also in the armed forces
[00:29:14] and political leadership, realized the necessity of liberating the governorate today
[00:29:18] and the importance
[00:29:22] of this governorate for its complete liberation? The truth is, it's not just us,
[00:29:25] whether it's the political leadership, His Excellency the President,
[00:29:29] and the Presidential Leadership Council, or the Minister of Defense, or the Chief of Staff.
[00:29:32] I say this and I am
[00:29:36] aware of it. Everyone confirms that this
[00:29:39] governorate is pivotal, and also
[00:29:41] the coalition in the Kingdom
[00:29:44] are aware that this governorate is the nucleus, perhaps it will be
[00:29:48] the nucleus from which all fronts
[00:29:51] will open. Of course, its sons, due to their large numbers, are present almost in
[00:29:55] all fronts of the republic completely. But in terms
[00:29:58] of its siege, the Houthis realize the importance of this governorate
[00:30:03] square, because if it leaves, it will expand and its sons will not stop
[00:30:07] at the borders of Taiz governorate. Yes, but
[00:30:10] talk and such statements throughout the previous period.
[00:30:14] Has the time changed today and
[00:30:16] has the decision been taken to liberate
[00:30:20] the governorate? I assure you that the situation has changed
[00:30:23] and the support, God willing, will be good. It
[00:30:27] has started, but it will be completed, and by God's
[00:30:30] will, this governorate will show us,
[00:30:33] as you say, from its strength
[00:30:36] and from its heroes what will please the hearts
[00:30:39] of all Yemenis. Okay, I will also move to another topic
[00:30:43] and I want your explanation for the escalation
[00:30:45] carried out by the Houthi militias towards the Kingdom
[00:30:49] of Saudi Arabia and the targeting of many cities. What is your explanation for this
[00:30:52] matter? I
[00:30:55] issue.