Yemen Govt Urges Broader International Cooperation to Contain Houthis

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi meets with military leaders. (Saba)
Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi meets with military leaders. (Saba)
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Yemen Govt Urges Broader International Cooperation to Contain Houthis

Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi meets with military leaders. (Saba)
Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi meets with military leaders. (Saba)

Member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Brig. Gen. Tareq Saleh has called for broader international cooperation and a comprehensive strategy to contain the Houthi militias and cut off their funding sources.

His appeal comes as US airstrikes continue to target Houthi positions. The US carried out strikes on multiple sites in the Red Sea port province of Hodeidah and a government complex in al-Jawf province, Yemeni sources said.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was not worried about potential retaliation.

The US Central Command said its forces were continuing operations against the Iran-backed Houthis.

Meanwhile, Houthi-run media reported that two US airstrikes targeted the coastal province of Hodeidah, a day after similar raids hit the capital, Sanaa, and other areas, killing 53 people.

Saleh, commander of the National Resistance Forces, said the US strikes marked a shift in the international stance toward the Houthis.

He argued that the Houthi threat had expanded beyond Yemen and its neighbors, posing a challenge to global security and stability.

The international community has become more aware of the danger posed by the militias, necessitating a strong and sustained response, he added.

Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes had prompted direct military intervention, he noted, citing Trump's statement that US strikes would focus on Houthi bases, leaders, and missile defenses while ensuring precision to minimize humanitarian impact.

Saleh also called on the international community to take a firm stance against the Houthis and prevent them from continuing attacks that threaten regional and global stability.

He stressed the need for broader international cooperation and a comprehensive strategy to isolate the Houthis and cut off their funding sources, warning that any leniency could allow them to persist in their threats to international shipping and regional security.

Meanwhile, the Houthis claimed responsibility for a second attack within 24 hours on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the northern Red Sea early on Monday.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the assault involved ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones, in an engagement that lasted for several hours.

Sarea warned that the militias would escalate operations if attacks on Yemen continued.

He also reaffirmed the Houthis' stance on blocking Israeli-linked ships from passing through the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Bab al-Mandab Strait until the blockade on Gaza is lifted.



Iraq’s PMF Reinforces Deployment on Border with Syria 

A PMF vehicle is seen near the Iraqi-Syrian border. (Security media)
A PMF vehicle is seen near the Iraqi-Syrian border. (Security media)
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Iraq’s PMF Reinforces Deployment on Border with Syria 

A PMF vehicle is seen near the Iraqi-Syrian border. (Security media)
A PMF vehicle is seen near the Iraqi-Syrian border. (Security media)

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq announced that their forces have deployed in new areas near the border with Syria.

Army commander Amir Rashid Yarallah also toured the border area in western Nineveh near Syria.

No reason was given for the reinforcements, but they took places a day after fierce fighting on the Lebanese-Syrian border and four days after Baghdad announced the killing of the head of ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

The US Central Command said Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was killed in Iraq’s Anbar province in an operation in cooperation with Iraqi intelligence and security forces.

Iraqi authorities have tightened border security since the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December to prevent the infiltration of gunmen and members of ISIS to the country.

The PMF said its new reinforcements are in line with a deployment plan launched by the Nineveh operations command to boost security and stability in the area.

Forces are equipped with medium and heavy weapons and they will monitor the border to protect the country against any possible threat, it added.

Field sources in al-Anbar said they did not detect any unusual military activity near the border with Syria.

Also on Tuesday, the PMF stated that it did not record any security breach along the border with Syria.

Anbar operations commander Qassem Mosleh told the Iraqi News Agency that his forces are highly trained and armed. Effective cooperation is ongoing with all security agencies, including the army and police.

Moreover, he highlighted the high coordination with tribes in the area that have provided information about ISIS terrorist gangs.

Foreign Miniter Fuad Hussein had received in Baghdad last week his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani for talks on “joint security challenges”.