Yemen leader calls on US, Saudis to ‘eliminate’ threat from rebel Houthis

Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Friday, December 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Friday, December 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Yemen’s internationally recognized government says “defensive” US and British strikes on the Houthi rebels aren’t enough and called for US and Saudi support to “eliminate” their ability to stage attacks on Red Sea shipping.

“Defensive operations are not the solution. The solution is to eliminate the Houthis’ military capabilities,” Rashad al-Alimi, head of the Saudi-backed presidential leadership council, tells a briefing with journalists in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

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