Yemeni forces must extend fight deep into Saudi Arabia: Activist

Saudi Arabia has been waging a war on Yemen since March 2015 in an attempt to bring back the former Yemeni government to power and undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement. Around 11,400 people have so far fallen victim to Saudi raids, according to the latest tally by a Yemeni monitoring group. Yemeni forces have been fighting back the Saudi war, including by staging retaliatory attacks.

An activist and political commentator believes the only way to stop Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen is by military means, explaining that the Houthis along with the Yemeni army should extend their fight deep into the Kingdom’s territory.

“I think the only means to stop the Saudi war in Yemen is by threatening the Saudi regime inside Saudi Arabia and this is going to happen only if Yemeni army and Houthi fighters extend their fight deep into Saudi Arabia and seize some major cities,” Hussain al-Bukhaiti told Press TV in an interview on Saturday.

“Then I think the Saudis at that time will decide that they should stop this war because as long as they are away and safe in Saudi Arabia, they will just continue what they are doing in Yemen, they did the same in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria. When the fire from Yemen reaches them, then they will stop,” he added.

The activist also noted the “backbone” of Saudi war on Yemen is the support it gets from the United States and Britain.

He went on to say the US army fueling jets have enabled Saudi Arabia to conduct full attacks on Yemen and continue a blockade on the impoverished Arab country.

Bukhaiti further stated the Yemenis do not believe in any international peace initiatives aimed at ending the war, adding that their sole concern is the security of Saudi Arabia not the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

He also expressed hope that the Saudis be brought to justice for targeting Yemeni civilians and do not get away with their war crimes.

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