The spokesperson for the Arab coalition, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, accused the Houthi militias of converting mosques into military barracks contradicting international laws. Noting that the Houthis do not want a political solution to end the Yemeni crisis.
During his weekly press conference in Riyadh, Al-Maliki said the that the Houthi militias last week could not launch their Ballistic missiles because the coalition forces neutralized their force. This did not stop them from targeting civilians with two ballistic missiles which were also neutralized saving the citizens.
He explained that the Houthi militias use mosques as safe heavens and trade in drugs to generate income to support the war. On that regard, he pointed that more than 31 kilograms of hashish, which was traded by the Houthis in different Yemeni governorates, was seized.
He pointed out that 205 rockets, as well as tens of thousands of projectiles, were launched by the Houthis during the past period. The Houthis losses reached 126 locations and efforts are continuing to combat the smuggling of weapons in the Yemeni governorates
He said, ‘We are working with the United Nations in inspecting and investigating the issue, there is no doubt that some gaps exist. Our operations and meetings continue with the unwillingness of the Houthi militias to reach a political solution".
Al-Maliki said that all the Yemeni liberated areas have been liberated from within their borders except Taiz, in its case, liberation will be through outside its borders, with many of its people outside the province, especially that 90% of Yemenis do not want the Houthis.
He added we support all fronts logistically and militarily the operations are proceeding in parallel and not as a process of destruction as much as a process to liberate all the Yemeni territory.
On the political solution, Al Maliki said that the international parties are working to find a political solution which is the only solution to the Yemeni issue.
He explained that the coalition helped the victims of hurricane Luban in Al Mahara which came from all parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; the civil defence participated with 60 officers and dozens of dedicated vehicles, and two thousand evacuees were housed. Aid was transported across an airlifted by five planes with 10 helicopters allocated for the purpose at a time when the United Nations and the non-governmental organizations in the region were absent. This was done with the joint efforts of the forces with King Salman Center for Relief, to mitigate the effects of the typhoon that struck the province lately.
Al Maliki stressed that the Coalition made great efforts to help the people of Al Mahara to cope with the hurricane as the air and land bridge continued to help the governorate.