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UN Lifts Sanctions on Yemen’s Ahmed Ali Saleh, Late Father

With the sanctions lifted, Ahmed Saleh can now travel and access his frozen assets, and his supporters hope he will play a key role in Yemen’s future (Local Media)
With the sanctions lifted, Ahmed Saleh can now travel and access his frozen assets, and his supporters hope he will play a key role in Yemen’s future (Local Media)
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UN Lifts Sanctions on Yemen’s Ahmed Ali Saleh, Late Father

With the sanctions lifted, Ahmed Saleh can now travel and access his frozen assets, and his supporters hope he will play a key role in Yemen’s future (Local Media)
With the sanctions lifted, Ahmed Saleh can now travel and access his frozen assets, and his supporters hope he will play a key role in Yemen’s future (Local Media)

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has removed the late Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and his son Ahmed from its sanctions list, following efforts by Yemeni leaders with support from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

This move is seen as part of a broader push by Saudi Arabia and the international community to bring peace to Yemen. These efforts aim to address the crisis through political, economic, social, and developmental measures.

The UN announced on Wednesday evening that its sanctions committee has removed Saleh and his son from the list, a decision made under Resolution 2140.

The UNSC had imposed sanctions on Saleh, his son Ahmed, and Houthi leaders following the Houthi coup against the government led by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.

Supporters of the son of the late Yemeni president are pleased with the decision.

Saleh was killed in December 2017 after turning against the Houthis.

Meanwhile, Saleh’s nephew, Tariq Saleh, joined the legitimate government and now sits on the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC).

Saleh’s son Ahmed served as commander of the Republican Guard and special forces during his father’s rule until he was removed from his position in 2013. He was then appointed as Yemen’s ambassador to the UAE where he has stayed after he was removed from his post.

With the sanctions lifted, he can now travel and access his frozen assets, and his supporters hope he will play a key role in Yemen’s future.

Tariq Saleh welcomed the UN decision to lift sanctions on his late uncle and his cousin, Ahmed. He thanked the PLC and the support from Saudi Arabia and the UAE in a post on X.

In addition, Yemeni state news agency Saba reported that Othman Majali, another member of the PLC, called Ahmed to congratulate him.

Majali praised the decision as a result of the PLC’s efforts and international support, and urged for unity to restore Yemen and overcome the Houthi insurgency.

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Shukr’s Assassination Closes Chapter on Hezbollah’s First-Generation Leaders

An archived photo of key Hezbollah leaders who were assassinated: Imad Mughniyeh (right), Fouad Shukr(center), and Mustafa Badreddine (left)
An archived photo of key Hezbollah leaders who were assassinated: Imad Mughniyeh (right), Fouad Shukr(center), and Mustafa Badreddine (left)
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Shukr’s Assassination Closes Chapter on Hezbollah’s First-Generation Leaders

An archived photo of key Hezbollah leaders who were assassinated: Imad Mughniyeh (right), Fouad Shukr(center), and Mustafa Badreddine (left)
An archived photo of key Hezbollah leaders who were assassinated: Imad Mughniyeh (right), Fouad Shukr(center), and Mustafa Badreddine (left)

The assassination of prominent Hezbollah military leader Fouad Shukr closes the chapter on the party’s founding generation from the early 1980s. This group, which included Shukr, all met their end either in battle or through assassinations.
Shukr was linked to two key groups: the “Group of 82” and a series of military commanders who led Hezbollah’s armed wing.
The “Group of 82” was a band of ten men who first gathered in a mosque in the Ouzai area of southern Beirut during the Israeli invasion of 1982. They were deeply religious and inspired by Iran’s Islamic revolution.
Their mission was to resist the Israeli occupation, starting in Beirut and the battle for Khalde, and then continuing their fight in southern Lebanon.
Shukr was the last surviving member of this group and the first leader of Hezbollah’s military wing.
The founding group of Hezbollah, known as the “first generation,” included: Hassan Shukr, Asi Zeineddine, Samir Mattout, Mahmoud Youssef, Mohamed Hassouna, Fouad Shukr, Asaad Barro, Mohamed Naim Youssef, Jaafar al-Moula, and Ahmed Shamss.
Most of these members hailed from the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon and lived in the impoverished and marginalized Ouzai area.
Notably, all of them were killed during the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon in the 1980s, with the exception of Fouad Shukr, who was assassinated by Israel on Tuesday.
The Ouzai group merged with other factions in Beirut’s southern suburbs, leading to the emergence of key Hezbollah military leaders like Imad Mughniyeh and Mustafa Badreddine.
Initially, Hezbollah operated as a loose network of cells coordinating with other groups fighting Israel.
During the Israeli invasion, these cells joined forces in the south. By 1985, they had formed a structured military organization with training from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
Fouad Shukr was one of the first leaders of this organized military unit.
Since Shukr’s assassination, Hezbollah has not announced any military move against Israeli positions. Experts believe this development indicates a temporary “suspension” of Hezbollah’s military activities over vacuum at the military leadership.
Another indicator, experts believe, could be attributed to the party's ongoing preparations to respond to the assassination of Shukr.
Although Israel carried out airstrikes recently that hit Lebanon’s southern town of Kfar Kila, and its drones hovered over Lebanese towns, Hezbollah has not responded to any. The group did not claim responsibility for any military move against Israel from Tuesday, 6:00 p.m., through Thursday.
Analysts believe that military operations usually cease after the death of the battle leader. But others also argue that “assigning a successor to the battle does not take a lot of time mainly during times of war”.