Hadi stresses need for resuming fighting until victory

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said the military operations will not stop until all the Yemeni territories are liberated from Houthi rebel militants.

In a meeting with ambassadors of the G19 supporting Yemen, attended by GCC Secretary-General Abdulatif al-Zayani, Hadi said no dialogue or consultations can be held unless they are based on the three relevant terms of reference, which are ending the coup, handing over weapons to the state and withdrawing from cities and state institutions.

Hadi pointed out the campaigns of arrests, killing, intimidation and bombing of houses conducted by Houthi militias against members of General People's Congress (GPC) members.

"These acts reflect the militia's lack of readiness and capacity for peace." As long as the military power is in their hands, we believe that peace with them is impossible," said Hadi.

He also cited the radical militia's "recent atrocities in Sanaa and the killing of their former ally Saleh and the head of Saleh's negotiation team Aref Azooka” as Saleh's camp's renounced rebellion and called for talks with the government.

Hadi said that he is trying to regroup the Houthi-fractured GPC and has "opened doors to all those who suffered persecution by Houthis."

"We also treated the family of Saleh in a humanitarian way, according to Islamic morals and national customs.”

Hadi called on the international community to condemn the state of terror, repression, cut off communications, random searches, prosecutions and looting of houses, which are violations carried out by Houthi militias in Sanaa.

He also called on all world countries to help Yemen economically and participate in re-normalizing life in territories restored from the militia.

On the other hand, Denouncing Houthi-imposed repression in Sanaa, Yemeni political movements issued a statement against atrocities committed by militias.

The statement condemned the systematic targeting of leaders and members of other parties found in Houthi-run areas.

Hostile activities snowballed after the late President Ali Abdullah Saleh switched sides against the coup, after which he was killed. Dozens of his affiliates at the General People’s Congress were then killed.

The statement was signed by 11 parties, most notably the GPC, the Yemeni Reform Party, the Yemeni Socialist Party, the Nasserist Unionist Organization and the Rashad Party.

Houthis’ arbitrary targeting of GPC members put off the expected visit by UN delegation headed by Deputy Special Envoy to Yemen—the visit was aimed at stirring up stalled peace talks for more than four months.

However, an official source at the office of UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told Asharq Al-Awsat that "communication is ongoing with all parties, and this visit is scheduled to take place in the next few weeks."

"The visit to Sanaa was postponed, although it was scheduled for this week, to conduct a series of meetings with politicians Houthi and GPC officials,” the source said.

According to the source, the visit hoped to establish practical measures to create a constructive atmosphere for political dialogue, especially with regard to alleviating arbitrary targeting of GPC representatives and their families in Sanaa.

The UN delegation will include the deputy chief of mission and some of the Special Envoy's advisers and will hold several meetings Houthis and GPC officials in preparation for a new round of peace consultations.

A new round of talks will be held should the parties demonstrate a sincere intention for finding a peaceful political solution.

Gpc Sources reported that Houthi militias transferred Colonel Mohammed Mohammed Saleh, the late president's nephew, from the hospital where he was being treated because of injuries sustained during clashes to an unknown location. The sources broadcast pictures of Colonel Saleh on a hospital bed.