Yemeni PM urges withdrawal, arms handover ahead of political settlement

Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr reiterated that there is no political settlement before withdrawal and weapons' handover.

In an interview with the Yemeni channel Balqis on Wednesday, the premier said this should be clear for the international community, the United Nations, Houthis and ousted president Ali Abdallah Saleh.

He said Taiz will witness major change within the coming few days.

The only way to overcome the Yemeni impasse is unity.

Yemen has been entangled in civil war when Houthis and Saleh supporters attempted a coup against the internationally recognized Yemeni government of Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi.

Almost a year ago, Saudi Arabia led an Arab coalition forces to back Hadi and resistance forces. 

For months now, a battle has been raging in Taiz, where the UN has accused Houthi fighters and their allies of blocking desperately needed humanitarian supplies to the town of 200,000. Meanwhile, Aden, the only area coalition forces have so far managed to “liberate” (in July last year), is beset by lawlessness. The conflict has spread across the entire country. Today, civilians are suffering in the fighting tearing Yemen apart. 

Twenty of Yemen’s 22 governorates are precariously poised on the verge of devastating famine.

Source : MENA