Senior Ansarullah leader urges Saudi-backed forces to keep channels open with Sanaa
SANAA, Aug. 11 (YPA) – A senior Ansar Allah figure in Sanaa has sent a notable political message to the Islah Party and other Yemeni factions involved in Saudi-backed military mobilization.
He urged them to reconsider their positions and maintain channels of communication with Sanaa, amid what he described as the possibility that Riyadh could abandon its allies when their safety conflicts with the protection of its interests and vital infrastructure.
In a post on X, Ansarullah Political Bureau member Mohammed Al-Farah addressed Saudi-backed mobilizations, saying: “Do not cut ties with Sanaa, and leave yourselves avenues for return.” He warned that relying on continued Saudi support may not withstand Riyadh’s strategic interests.
“To all Saudi-backed mobilizations: Do not cut ties with Sanaa, and leave yourselves avenues for return. Assume, even at a rate of 10% or even 5%, that Sanaa will succeed in forcing Riyadh to submit and compel it to yield in order to protect its oil, not to protect lives.”
In a message carrying clear political and military implications, Al-Farah urged these parties to consider the possibility of the balance of power changing, saying they should assume that Sanaa could succeed in forcing Riyadh to submit to protect its oil interests rather than prevent bloodshed.
Al-Farah’s message went beyond calling for a return, focusing on what he described as a contradiction between inflammatory rhetoric from abroad and the cost of confrontation borne by fighters on the ground.
He warned against listening to the sons of officials and their media outlets based in Turkey, Cairo, the Gulf capitals and Europe, arguing that they encourage escalation from outside the battlefields while others bear its costs on the ground.
In his strongest remarks, Al-Farah said Saudi Arabia would ultimately place “its facilities, interests, throne and airports” above all other considerations and would not risk them for the sake of its allies, according to his statement.
In a second post, Al-Farah used the sarcastic phrase “love can be deadly,” linking it to “the biggest problem facing Saudi Arabia now”: how to shift the costs of the war onto its local allies while keeping its strategic infrastructure out of harm’s way.
He cited Aramco, airports and desalination plants as strategic Saudi interests, arguing that Riyadh could seek to keep them out of the conflict even if the confrontation resulted in losses among its allied forces.
“The biggest problem facing the Saudis now is how to shift the entire war onto the heads of their mercenaries, even if their mobilized forces are wiped out, while their facilities, airports, desalination plants and Aramco remain intact.”
The message from Sanaa therefore goes beyond a call for withdrawal. It presents an early warning to forces aligned with Riyadh, challenging their reliance on Saudi protection and emphasizing that states ultimately prioritize the protection of their vital interests.
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