Mahrah’s peaceful sit-in protect committee has on Monday condemned the continued siege and the economic war on Yemen by Saudi-led coalition forces.
This came during a meeting of the committee chaired by Sheikh Ali Salem al-Harizi, head of the committee, to discuss the latest developments in Mahrah province and Yemen in general.
During the meeting, the sit-in committee stressed its right to “defend Mahrah by all available and possible means,” especially after Saudi Arabia and the UAE have now even targeted and marginalised Hadi government forces.
The committee confirmed its solidarity with Sheikh Ali Salem al-Harizi and its continued struggle against the Saudi-Emirati occupation forces in the country.
Regarding rumors about his visit to the capital Sana’a, Sheikh al-Harizi stressed that “Sana’a is the capital of all Yemenis and every citizen has the right to visit it. If I visit Sana’a, it is not as if I’m visiting Tel Aviv.”
“Since the arrival of Saudi forces in Mahrah, they have been living in an illusion of controlling it by force, but they have failed in this and that’s why they have resorted to rumors,” Sheikh al-Harizi said at the meeting.
“The people of Mahrah have the right to train in weapons in order to defend themselves against the Saudi-UAE occupation,” al-Harizi stated furthermore.
“Saudi threats to kill us and bomb us will not scare us. If you kill al-Harizi, there will be 1,000 more Harizis who will continue to fight. If death comes for the sake of defending the homeland, dignity and freedom, then death will be welcomed,” he added.
He called on all the people of Mahrah to defend the province from plots or conspiracy that aim to bring the province down.
