Yemeni Tribes Vow to Defeat Aggression Forces in Al-Hudaydah

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Yemeni local tribes gathered in the capital Sana’a to voice their support for the Yemeni army and allied fighters from the Ansarullah revolutionary movement in their fight for al-Hudaydah, which has been under Saudi-led attacks for weeks.

Cars, loaded with ammunition, on Sunday carried fighters to Sana’a where tribal heads pledged to take their battle to the coastal city to confront the Saudi push for the Red Sea port, a lifeline for the majority of Yemen’s population.

"The representatives will gather by the coastal area so as to defeat the Saudi and American enemies, and all of their mercenary and hypocrite allies," Mohamed al-Sanhani, a tribesman, said.

"Today, we tell the enemies that there are men headed to the coast. We are ready for the battle [of al-Hudaydah] on all battle fronts. We are ready for the enemies, more than they can ever imagine," another participant in the gathering said.

Backed by Saudi-led airstrikes, Emirati forces and militants loyal to Yemen’s former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, launched the al-Hudaydah offensive on June 13 despite international warnings that it would compound the impoverished nation’s humanitarian crisis.

The Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a war against Yemen since early 2015, claims that the Ansarullah are using al-Hudaydah for weapons delivery, an allegation rejected by the fighters.

The coalition of aggressors has, however, failed to make any major gains in the face of stiff resistance from Ansarullah fighters and their allied forces.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team