Yemeni minister dismisses Houthi pullout from Hodeidah as a 'show'
2019-05-11 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post
A minister in the Yemeni government backed by Saudi Arabia
dismissed on Saturday the Houthi movement’s pullout from the Red Sea port city
of Hodeidah as a “show” meant to “disinform the international community,” Reuters reported
“What happened today is a flagrant show, a group of (Houthi)
militiamen left (the city) and they were replaced by others wearing coast guard
police uniforms,” Information Minister Muammar al-Iryani told Reuters.
The Houthis on Saturday started withdrawing forces from
Saleef port in Hodeidah under a UN-sponsored deal that had been stalled for
months, a Reuters witness said, reviving hopes for peace efforts to end the
four-year war.
“It’s an attempt to disinform the international community,”
said Al-Iryani.
