POWDER KEG MIDDLE EAST: Yemeni Leader Calls for National Mobilization against Iran-Backed Houthi Militias, Urges Citizens To Join Armed Forces
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TL;DR
- Yemen's leader, Rashad al-Alimi, is calling for national mobilization and urging citizens to join the armed forces.
- Houthi rebels have launched a rapid offensive, overrunning government positions and capturing key Red Sea coastal areas, including the port of Mokha.
- The Houthis now control Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline and threaten shipping through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
- Al-Alimi offered amnesty to those defecting from the Houthi side and stressed that appeasing militias leads to escalation.
- The Houthi rebels are described as a well-armed force, a 'terrorist proxy of Iran'.