Yemen’s president urges people to join army, offers future amnesty to Houthi rebels who leave group

Members of the Haj Ali Araj family, who are displaced from Mokha, arrive at Al-Firdaws camp in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
Members of the Haj Ali Araj family, who are displaced from Mokha, arrive at Al-Firdaws camp in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, September 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Rashid al-Alimi, the Riyadh-based president of Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government, calls on Yemenis to mobilize and join the armed forces.

He also offers a future general amnesty to Houthi fighters and affiliates who leave the group starting September 26.

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