Ali: Huthi-Saleh alliance collapsed

Yemeni writer Ali Al Bekheiti said that the current alliance between Houthi militias and former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has collapsed, saying that it is difficult to bridge the gap of difference between the two parties.

He added that the differences between the Houthis and Saleh escalated before Saleh's party celebrated its founding anniversary on Aug. 24, as the conflict between the Huthis and Saleh was inevitable as they had conflicting projects.

He added that the plan requires further efforts, with the continued support of the coalition- whose efforts go highly appreciated- and in the coming days, we’ll see decisive victories and military advance in the safest and closest way to save the Yemeni people from the control of the coup militias.

He stressed that in the upcoming few days that a number of field victories labeled ‘decisive’ are anticipated nationwide. Most confrontations will end in the defeat of coup militias composed of armed loyalists backing ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Iran-allied Houthis.

He also pointed out that the army was able to achieve victories, and gain more land, and currently controls about 80 percent of the geographical area of Yemen. Speaking on latest battleground developments, he said that the most heated battlefronts currently are Midi and parts of the surrounding areas.

He also made note of a number of landmine diffusing teams being deployed to comb through territory made unsafe by militia mine networks. “Their (insurgency forces) collapse is near and imminent, both in the coup-held capital Sana’a and in the other areas they control,” asserted Brig.Gen. Majli.