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Yemen’s Alimi in Germany to Pressure Houthis, Garner Support

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, in the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, September 13, 2022. (Reuters)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, in the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, September 13, 2022. (Reuters)
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Yemen’s Alimi in Germany to Pressure Houthis, Garner Support

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, in the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, September 13, 2022. (Reuters)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, in the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, September 13, 2022. (Reuters)

Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi traveled to Germany on Tuesday on an official visit aimed at intensifying pressure on the Iran-backed Houthi militias to accept peace.

He is also seeking to garner support for Yemen’s economy and development, official sources said on Tuesday.

Alimi’s visit will last several days and he is later expected to travel to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

In Germany, he met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and is set to hold talks with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and several officials.

They will tackle the latest developments in Yemen and regional and international efforts to resolve its conflict. They will address humanitarian efforts, peace and stability in Yemen.

Alimi hailed the unique ties that bind Yemen and Germany and Berlin’s support to the legitimate forces in the country, the Saba state news agency quoted him as saying.

He said he was confident his visit will pave the way for broader cooperation with Germany in terms of the development and reconstruction of Yemen.

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Sudan’s Khartoum Gripped by Fierce Street Clashes for 3rd Week

Smoke billows from fighting between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum in September. (Reuters file)
Smoke billows from fighting between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum in September. (Reuters file)
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Sudan’s Khartoum Gripped by Fierce Street Clashes for 3rd Week

Smoke billows from fighting between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum in September. (Reuters file)
Smoke billows from fighting between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum in September. (Reuters file)

Fierce street clashes continued to rage between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces, of Mohammed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo, in the capital Khartoum on Sunday for the third consecutive week.

Backed by the Al-Baraa bin Malik Battalion, the army has been carrying out an intense offensive to reclaim the entire city.

Little information has emerged on the details of the battle. Some reports have said the army has made advances on the western bank where the Blue and White Rivers merge. It has also captured some high-rise buildings where the RSF was fortified.

RSF media platforms said the forces repelled army advances on the White Nile River bridge that links Omdurman to Khartoum, leaving it with heavy losses.

The army and RSF have both refrained from releasing footage of the fighting. Reports have however said that the military managed to enter the heart of Khartoum amid heavy fighting.

A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said on Sunday the military carried out an airstrike a day earlier on a marketplace in Khartoum, leaving 23 people dead.

"Twenty-three people were confirmed dead and more than 40 others wounded" and taken to hospital after "military airstrikes on Saturday afternoon on the main market" in southern Khartoum, the youth-led Emergency Response Rooms said in a post on Facebook.

Meanwhile, head of the Sovereign Council and army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited the Jabal Moya region that the military had reclaimed from the RSF after days of fighting.

Videos posted on social media on Sunday showed Burhan visiting his forces in the region that lies 250 kms south of Khartoum.

Jabal Moya is seen as a vital area given its strategic location between three states: Gezira, Sennar and White Nile.

The RSF had acknowledged defeat in the region, accusing the Egyptian army of intervening in the Sudanese military’s favor by launching strikes in its push to capture Jabal Moya.

Burhan was seen visiting the troops, praising them for their victory against the "terrorist rebel militia" - the RSF, said Sovereign Council media.

The RSF continues to hold Sennar, Gezira and parts of the White Nile states.