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Yemeni official urges international community to designate Houthis as terrorists

A senior Yemeni official says labeling the Houthis as a terrorist group is essential to guide the international community’s response to their attacks.

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Yemeni official calls for Houthis to be labeled terrorists

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Deputy Director of the Yemeni Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Muteb Baziyad, has stressed that designating the Houthi group as a terrorist organization is essential to determine how the international community should engage with them, especially in light of what he described as their targeting of civilians with ballistic missiles.

Speaking to Al Ekhbariya TV, Baziyad said that targeting civilians with ballistic missiles is a tactic repeatedly used by the Houthis, emphasizing the need for a clear stance against such actions.

The Yemeni official added that Yemenis are determined to rid the country of the Houthi group, signaling his support for continued confrontation with them.


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