Yemeni government submits letter to UN, Security Council over Houthi attack on Aden airport

The Yemeni government has submitted a letter to the United Nations and the UN Security Council regarding the terrorist attack carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Aden International Airport early last Wednesday.

The letter, sent by Yemen's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Abdullah Al-Saadi, to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council president for October, Greece's Permanent Representative Ambassador Aglaia Balta, called for condemnation of the attack, accountability for those responsible, and full and effective enforcement of the arms embargo on the militia.

In its letter, the government stated that confronting these threats requires addressing their root causes, foremost among them the continued control of parts of Yemeni territory by an armed militia possessing capabilities used against civilians, civilian infrastructure, and international navigation, according to the official Yemeni news agency Saba.