Arab coalition: Yemen’s gov controls 85 of country’s territory

Spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition Colonel Turki al Maliki on Wednesday said the legitimate Yemeni government currently controls 85% of the country’s territory.

According to Al Alarabiya TV channel, he made the remarks during a joint press conference with Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohamed Al Jaber.

About 83 ballistic missiles have been fired by Houthi militia forces towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, al Maliki revealed.

The coalition forces were able to destroy ballistic missile sites including the latest one which launched towards the Saudi capital Riyadh on Tuesday, al Maliki noted.

More than 11,000 Houthi militia members had been killed in operations and strikes recently, al Maliki said.

In terms of humanitarian aid, al Maliki said the coalition is continuing efforts to deliver aid to the Yemeni people, despite the continued ballistic missile launches by the Iranian backed group.

For his part, Al Jaber unveiled that work was under way to finalize the comprehensive humanitarian operations plan in Yemen.

He said plans include raising the capacity of Yemen’s ports and the use of border crossings with Saudi Arabia to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches its beneficiaries. He added that it was decided to provide safe corridors in coordination with the coalition leadership to deliver aid.

In the coming days, also, coordination with the United Nations and regional humanitarian organizations will be set to develop the final details of the plan.

(MENA)