Yemen’s Saleh calls for his supporters, Houthis to continue fighting

Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called for his supporters and the Houthi militants to continue fighting, pledging he would afford the latest military equipment for them to continue their fight against the “Saudi aggression”, agencies reported yesterday.

Saleh appeared in a military training base south of the country’s capital, Sana’a, along with the chief of his High Political Council, Saleh Ali Al-Sammad, and his nephew, Major General Tariq Mohamed Ali Saleh.

He said that he would afford the latest equipment for them and told them that his nephew is to hold a training course on hiding and camouflage.

Al-Sammad called for fighters to “encounter challenges with challenges and not to listen to those who are trying to destabilise the internal front between the Houthis and the People Conference Party [Saleh’s party].”

He said that the training gathering is the “start for a new escalation against the Saudi aggression.”

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Meanwhile, the Houthis launched a long-range ballistic missile on Saturday at an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia and claimed that the missile hit the target and caused major damages in the refinery.

However, the Saudi News Agency reported a statement saying that an electricity transformer exploded in the area due to the scorching temperatures being experienced and caused no damages, stressing that workflow in the refinery continued as normal.

Twitter activists, including Saudis posted pictures and videos of the explosion, saying it was likely caused by a ballistic missile as it was massive and caused much damage.