Yemen govt minister dismisses Houthi pullout from Hodeidah as a "show"
Saturday 11/May/2019 - 03:59 PM
A minister in the Yemeni government backed by Saudi
Arabia dismissed on Saturday the Houthi movement's pullout from the Red Sea port
city of Hodeidah as a "show" meant to "disinform the
international community". "What happened today is a flagrant show, a
group of (Houthi) militiamen left (the city) and they were replaced by others
wearing coast guard police uniforms," Information Minister Muammar
al-Iryani told Reuters.
The Houthis on Saturday started withdrawing forces
from Saleef port in Hodeidah under a U.N.-sponsored deal that had been stalled
for months, a Reuters witness said, reviving hopes for peace efforts to end the
four-year war.
"It's an attempt to disinform the international
community," said Al-Iryani.
