Yemeni Presidential Council member Abdullah Al-Alimi: Marib is the starting point towards restoring the state and its institutions
Yemen Monitor/ Newsroom
Yemeni Presidential Council member, Abdullah Al-Alimi, said on Tuesday that Marib Governorate (northeast of Yemen) is “the starting point towards reclaiming every inch of the homeland,” pledging to be faithful to the city and its sacrifices in order to regain the state and its institutions peacefully or through war.
Al-Alimi added in a post on the “X” platform: “Marib has invoked its history and stands today, in the face of hegemony and has become a starting point for the free, an advanced center for the army and the resistance.”
His visit with the President and members of the Council to Marib was considered as “an appreciation and gratitude for this great city and its loyal men, and what it represents as a great symbol for all Yemenis.”
Al-Alimi pledged “to be faithful to Marib and its sacrifices, heroism, and to every grain of sand in it that heroes have passed on or touched by the heat of a shell, or embraced by the soul of a martyr until the republic prevails and the state and its institutions are restored, peacefully or through war.”
He added: “From the heart of this city teeming with life, nationalism, and strong will, I salute all members of the national army, the security institution, the heroic resistance fighters, the noble martyrs, the honorable sheikhs, and its wise local authority led by its son, the noble governor Sheikh Sultan bin Ali Al-Arada, a member of the Council.”
On Monday, the President of the Yemeni Presidential Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, arrived in Marib Governorate in his first visit since his appointment two years ago.
He was accompanied to Marib city by Council members Abdullah Al-Alimi and Osman Majli, making the number of Council members four in Marib in addition to its governor Sultan Al-Arada. The Chief of General Staff and Joint Operations Commander Major General Saghir Hamoud bin Aziz, and a number of military and security leaders were also present.
The war in Yemen has escalated since 2014 when the Houthis took control of Sanaa and most of the country’s provinces, forcing President Hadi and his internationally recognized government to flee the capital, Sanaa. In March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition was formed to support the legitimate government and since then has carried out airstrikes against the Houthis on multiple fronts.
Tens of thousands have been killed as a result of the war, and UN estimates indicate that over 377,000 Yemenis have died in the past ten years. The ongoing fighting in the country has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with approximately 24 million people in need of humanitarian assistance or protection, including 10 million people reliant on food assistance to survive.
