Sultan Al-Arada, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and governor of Marib, said government forces that withdrew from the western coast are regrouping in Marib and will return to the battlefield. He called the western coast setback “painful and unfortunate,” blamed the Houthi movement for stalling the peace process and “forcing the return of war options.” Al-Arada said government troops remain engaged on multiple fronts and still aim to retake the capital Sana'a; he added the wit

Sultan Al-Arada, a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council and governor of Marib, said government forces that withdrew from the western coast are regrouping in Marib and will return to the battlefield. He called the western coast setback “painful and unfortunate,” blamed the Houthi movement for stalling the peace process and “forcing the return of war options.” Al-Arada said government troops remain engaged on multiple fronts and still aim to retake the capital Sana'a; he added the withdrawn units are reorganizing and “will in some form return to fighting.”