Gulf States Institute warns Yemeni government against listening to the Houthis or making concessions
It seems that the Arab-Houthi conflict in Yemen will not end, with the occupation of Sana’a by the Houthi terrorist militia for the ninth year and the request for a truce more than once made the Houthi forces announce their escalation against the Yemeni people.
The Washington-based Gulf States Institute issued a clear warning to the Yemeni government regarding the Houthi militia, Iran’s arm in Yemen, asserting that any concessions by the legitimate government will fuel the cycle of conflict in the country once again.
Lifeline
“Any concessions related to the Houthis’ financial demands could provide a lifeline for them and their Iranian sponsors at the expense of the Yemeni people and Saudi Arabia’s security interests, and help them take the next crucial step toward long-term consolidation”, the report said.
The cost of the deal with the Houthis, in general, will be high economically and politically, since they have claimed a share of the country’s oil reserves, most of which historically are in the southern territories.
The report warned that the sudden departure of the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition would have a significant impact on local dynamics and could entrench the Houthis for decades to come.
The American Institute pointed out that the Houthis focus on finding sources of income, as they requested the payment of the salaries of government employees whose salaries were cut during the conflict, including Houthi members, on the condition that the money go directly to them first in an apparent attempt to secure control over funding.
Exposing Terrorist Militia Games
Mohammed Jumeh, a Yemeni political analyst, said the legitimate government in Yemen will not compromise. The purpose of these meetings was to expose the militia’s fraudulent tactics, which reject the truce and kill the people of Yemen for their own interests.
Everyone knows that the Houthi militia is a terrorist group with arms and alliances with terrorist organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda. This is something that Saudi Arabia will not allow to be close to it because Saudi-Yemeni relations are strong and interdependent, and there will be no concessions from the Saudi side, especially as Yemen is an important card for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
