{"id":5672,"date":"2026-09-26T03:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=5672"},"modified":"2026-09-26T03:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:45:55","slug":"yemeni-leader-urges-public-to-enlist-offers-amnesty-to-houthi-defectors-houthis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=5672","title":{"rendered":"Yemeni leader urges public to enlist, offers amnesty to Houthi defectors | Houthis News"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n \t<\/i> Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 56 Second <\/div>\n\n <\/div>


\n<\/p>\n

\n

Rashad al-Alimi pledges amnesty for Houthi defectors in first speech since losing ground on the western Red Coast.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
<\/p>\n
\"\"<\/div>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Published On 26 Sep 2026<\/span>26 Sep 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The head of Yemen\u2019s governing body has called on people to mobilise and join the Saudi-backed armed forces as it seeks to counter<\/a> advances made by the Houthis towards the critical Bab al-Mandeb strait.<\/p>\n

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council chair Rashad al-Alimi also pledged on Friday to pardon any Houthi fighter who defects to the government forces in his first speech since the government forces were routed from the western Red Sea coast by the rebel group.<\/p>\n

\n

Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n

list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n

\u201cI call on the sons of our great people to engage in a general mobilisation and national mobilisation to rally around their armed and security forces, join their ranks through official channels, and contribute each from their respective position in whatever way they can,\u201d he said in a recorded speech.<\/p>\n

\"A
A protester holds posters of Rashad al-Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a march to protest Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia in Taiz, Yemen, on March 30, 2026 [Abdulnasser Alseddik\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Al-Alimi said the internationally recognised government aims to restore control over Sana\u2019a, the capital, which the Houthis seized in 2014. His speech marks the 64th anniversary of the military coup ousting the monarchy that ruled northern Yemen, prompting the civil war in 1962.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur objective is clear to everyone both at home and abroad: to restore state institutions and exercise their sovereignty over the entire country, including Sana\u2019a,\u201d Al-Alimi said.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Friday, the military chiefs of staff<\/a> of Saudi Arabia<\/a>, Turkiye and Pakistan held their first meeting on the trilateral defence agreement, the Mecca Pact, amid the Houthis\u2019 ongoing attacks on the kingdom.<\/p>\n

Al-Alimi said the amnesty is effective immediately and will include those who leave the Houthi group, provided that the pardon is issued in accordance with proper constitutional and legal procedures.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on X that its air defence systems intercepted one ballistic missile headed towards Saudi Arabia\u2019s Khamis Mushait launched by the Houthis and two drones headed towards Riyadh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\n
Source link <\/a><\/p>\n

\n
\n \n
\n \n \"Happy\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Happy <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Sad\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Sad <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Excited\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Excited <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Sleepy\"\n <\/a>\n
\n Sleepy <\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n \n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Angry\"\n <\/a>\n
Angry<\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n \n \"Surprise\"\n <\/a>\n
Surprise<\/div>\n
\n 0<\/span>\n 0<\/span> %<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rashad al-Alimi pledges amnesty for Houthi defectors in first speech since losing ground on the western Red Coast. Published On 26 Sep 202626 Sep 2026 The head of Yemen\u2019s governing body has called on people to mobilise and join the Saudi-backed armed forces as it seeks to counter advances made by the Houthis towards the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-international-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t