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A Political and Strategic Researcher to Sky News: Al-Hodeida Airport Battel is the Start for a More Inclusive Operation to Liberate Al-Hodeida
[su_label type=”info”]SMA News – Follow-ups [/su_label][su_spacer size=”10″] Dr. Ali Saleh Al-Khalaki, an academic and political and strategic researcher appeared on Sky New on Saturday June 23rd, 2018, during 10:00 pm news, to talk about Al-Hodeida battel. SMA News is publishing a translation of the interview.
Q: Al-Houthi militias initiate failure sneaking operations and suicide attacks along the costal line from Al-Khoukha to Al-Hodeida airport, what are the challenges facing joint national resistance there? And how far are they successful in facing them?
Al-Khalaki: This method is used by Al-Houthi militias as a plan to hinder the advance of troops through creating subsidiary fronts, thinking this will decrease pressure of its remaining troops in Al-Hodeida. They don’t know that the Arab Coalition and joint troops of southern resistance, Tehama resistance and national resistance have the equipment necessary for facing theses challenges and bridging these gaps. Although they suffered massive loses, they are still trying to sneak in and their militants are either killed or arrested. Commandership of this terrorist militia doesn’t appreciate its men as it drives them towards this hill in spite of their massive loses as hundreds of their dead bodies accumulated during the past few days. But this doesn’t deter the militia to send more men to their death while knowing they will achieve no victory, neither military nor political.
Q: Many are Expecting the outcomes of battels after the airport. What are the upcoming battel scenarios?
Al-Khalaki: the battel of Al-Hodeida airport and its parameter and what was controlled and taken by force from Al-Houthis is just the beginning of the more inclusive battel for restoring Al-Hodeida as a whole, reaching its main port and then advancing to the rest of Tehama coast. I think there are several scenarios prepared by joint commandership of Al-Hodeida operations to liberate Al-Hodeida suddenly, just as happened in the airport. This actually started by securing the liberated parameter of the airport in addition to securing roads between Al-Khoukha and Al-Doriahemy to stops sneaks. In addition, there are preparations for advancing towards the Cornish Road gradually to decrease loses of the attacking troops and civilians taken as human shields by Al-Houthis.
Q: Concerning human shields, reports and photos asserted public refusal of establishing canons in residence areas. How far this public act may serve the joint national resistance troops?
Al-Khalaki: internal factors and public resentment of Al-Houthi militias in Al-Hodeida and Tehama region is deeply rooted as it started with Al-Houthis’ ancestors “Imams” who abused this vast area turning it into their feudalist lands. Therefore, Tehama citizens are eager to be free of this militia that represents an extension of Imams regimen under which they suffered a lot. This led many to join Tehama resistance. Public resentment of this militias and not to cooperate with it is normal. This is why the militia uses its power to force people to agree on using their homes, buildings and commercial facilities as artillery and tank stations. They may endanger citizens and their properties as they may become targets of air and artillery strikes. Nevertheless, they provide Coalition and advancing troops with coordinates to facilitate their mission in defeating these militias, in spite of damages they are vulnerable to.
Q: Al-Houthi militias initiate failure sneaking operations and suicide attacks along the costal line from Al-Khoukha to Al-Hodeida airport, what are the challenges facing joint national resistance there? And how far are they successful in facing them?
Al-Khalaki: This method is used by Al-Houthi militias as a plan to hinder the advance of troops through creating subsidiary fronts, thinking this will decrease pressure of its remaining troops in Al-Hodeida. They don’t know that the Arab Coalition and joint troops of southern resistance, Tehama resistance and national resistance have the equipment necessary for facing theses challenges and bridging these gaps. Although they suffered massive loses, they are still trying to sneak in and their militants are either killed or arrested. Commandership of this terrorist militia doesn’t appreciate its men as it drives them towards this hill in spite of their massive loses as hundreds of their dead bodies accumulated during the past few days. But this doesn’t deter the militia to send more men to their death while knowing they will achieve no victory, neither military nor political.
Q: Many are Expecting the outcomes of battels after the airport. What are the upcoming battel scenarios?
Al-Khalaki: the battel of Al-Hodeida airport and its parameter and what was controlled and taken by force from Al-Houthis is just the beginning of the more inclusive battel for restoring Al-Hodeida as a whole, reaching its main port and then advancing to the rest of Tehama coast. I think there are several scenarios prepared by joint commandership of Al-Hodeida operations to liberate Al-Hodeida suddenly, just as happened in the airport. This actually started by securing the liberated parameter of the airport in addition to securing roads between Al-Khoukha and Al-Doriahemy to stops sneaks. In addition, there are preparations for advancing towards the Cornish Road gradually to decrease loses of the attacking troops and civilians taken as human shields by Al-Houthis.
Q: Concerning human shields, reports and photos asserted public refusal of establishing canons in residence areas. How far this public act may serve the joint national resistance troops?
Al-Khalaki: internal factors and public resentment of Al-Houthi militias in Al-Hodeida and Tehama region is deeply rooted as it started with Al-Houthis’ ancestors “Imams” who abused this vast area turning it into their feudalist lands. Therefore, Tehama citizens are eager to be free of this militia that represents an extension of Imams regimen under which they suffered a lot. This led many to join Tehama resistance. Public resentment of this militias and not to cooperate with it is normal. This is why the militia uses its power to force people to agree on using their homes, buildings and commercial facilities as artillery and tank stations. They may endanger citizens and their properties as they may become targets of air and artillery strikes. Nevertheless, they provide Coalition and advancing troops with coordinates to facilitate their mission in defeating these militias, in spite of damages they are vulnerable to.
