Yemen’s forces conduct strikes against Houthis in Sanaa

Sanaa  –  Yemen’s armed forces said early on Sunday it was conducting strikes against the Houthis in the capital Sanaa and the group’s stronghold Saada. A spokesperson for Yemen’s armed forces, which are aligned with the internationally recognised government, said forces were targeting what he described as “vital targets”, without providing further details.

Yemen’s Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported earlier an attack it said was carried out by Saudi Arabia on Sanaa. There was no immediate Saudi confirmation on the report.

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The conflict between the Houthis and forces aligned with the government mostly stopped after a 2022 truce, but fighting has broken out again in a spillover from the wider war between Iran and the United States.Hostilities resumed this year after the Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in July and began attacking Saudi territory and shipping, while Houthi forces also made major territorial gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Saudi Arabia has responded with air strikes in Yemen and backed government forces fighting to repel the Houthis.

TURKISH FM TO ATTEND MAKKAH DEFENCE ALLIANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday will attend a meeting in Riyadh of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee established under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, an alliance founded in August with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

According to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources, Fidan, National Defence Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu will also attend the committee meeting in the Saudi capital.

At the meeting, Fidan is expected to share Turkiye’s views on the institutionalisation of the alliance and steps to be taken in the coming days, as well as assessments of threats to peace and stability in the Middle East.

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Fidan is also expected to express Turkiye’s views on regional developments concerning the allies’ collective security and note that the progress achieved in the alliance’s work in the short time since it was founded is valuable from the perspective of establishing lasting stability in the region.

He is expected to reaffirm Turkiye’s strong solidarity with and support for Saudi Arabia in the face of recent Houthi attacks and underline that provocative actions targeting holy sites are unacceptable.

Fidan is also expected to highlight the alliance’s importance not only in developing a joint and effective response to existing threats but also in preventing regional crises. He is set to stress that resolving disputes in the region through peaceful means remains a priority and that actions that could further escalate tensions should be avoided.

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Fidan is also expected to reiterate the importance of ensuring freedom and security of navigation along international trade routes and draw attention to what Ankara describes as Israel’s continued targeting of efforts to establish peace and stability in the region.

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