Yemeni Government Approves Bill to Classify Houthi Militias as a 'Terrorist Organization'
Aden, October 11 (KUNA) -- The Yemeni Cabinet approved on Sunday a draft law classifying the Houthi militias as a “terrorist organization,” criminalizing their activities and financing, and directed that the necessary constitutional and legal procedures be completed to ratify it. The state-owned Yemeni News Agency (SABA) reported that the Council reached the decision during its meeting in the temporary capital of Aden, chaired by Prime Minister Shuaib Ahmad Bin Mubarak, who stressed that Yemen is going through a critical phase defined by restoring sovereignty over the country’s entire territory and ending the Iran-backed Houthi coup.
The Council praised the field advances achieved by the Southern Giants Brigades, the Homeland Shield forces, the army, and popular resistance, with support from the Coalition Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen, particularly operations aimed at controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait following the liberation of the Dhubab area and strategic sites in its vicinity, and cutting the road between Dhubab and the city of Mokha. It considered these developments a strategic shift that would curb Houthi threats to international navigation, noting that the targeting of Aden International Airport, in tandem with attacks on airports and civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia, reflects an escalation that threatens civilians, regional security, and the safety of air and maritime navigation.
He stated that the government would not limit itself to reactive measures but would work to enhance readiness, provide requirements for the armed forces, military formations, security forces, and popular resistance, protect the population and facilities, and ensure the continuity of services. He added that the government is leading a national struggle to restore state authority, and that the military operation “Dawn of Yemen” will continue until its objectives are fully achieved and the remaining territories are liberated, reaching the capital, Sanaa.
The Cabinet also heard a briefing from Yemeni Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Taher Al-Aqili on field developments, readiness levels, and the needs necessary to continue operations, and expressed its full support for them, pledging to mobilize state resources to back them.
The Council renewed its condemnation of the attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, expressing its condolences to the Saudi leadership, government, people, and victims’ families, and reaffirming Yemen’s solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It emphasized that the security of Saudi Arabia and Yemen is interlinked, and that any aggression against the Kingdom affects Yemen’s security and the future of its generations, calling on the international community and the Security Council to condemn the attacks, hold those responsible accountable, and sanction those supplying them with weapons.
The Council appreciated Saudi support and the Coalition Supporting Legitimacy’s support for military operations within the framework of “Dawn of Yemen,” and commended Saudi directives aimed at regularizing the status of Yemeni residents in the Kingdom and providing them with the necessary facilitations. (End) S.N.S. / A.B.G.
