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The military situation in Yemen has not changed, and the formation of a supreme political council by Houthis together with the General People’s Congress (GPC) will have no effect on it, Saudi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri told Sputnik Monday.
On July 28, Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement and General People’s Congress party supporting the country’s ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed an agreement on creating the supreme political council for ruling the country.
"Concerning the military situation in Yemen, nothing has changed... And no matter whether the council is formed or not, it won’t change anything," Asiri said.
Since 2014, Yemen has been engulfed in a military conflict between the ex-regime headed by fugitive President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Ansarullah movement, also known as the Houthis, which is the country’s main opposition force. The Houthis are backed by army units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Since March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition of mostly Persian Gulf countries have been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis to reinstate Hadi.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
