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Yemeni leader urges public to enlist, offers amnesty to Houthi defectors

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Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, has called for a general mobilization to enlist in government forces following recent Houthi advances towards the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait. Al-Alimi offered amnesty to any Houthi fighter who defects to the government side during his speech marking the anniversary of the 1962 military coup that ended Yemen's monarchy, aiming to restore state control over Sana’a and other areas seized by the Houthis in 2014. The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting several missiles and drones launched by the Houthi group earlier this week.
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Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, called on Yemenis to join government forces in a general mobilization and offered amnesty to Houthi fighters who defect. Al-Alimi made this appeal after Houthi rebels captured the city of Mocha and Mayyun Island in western Yemen, advancing towards the critical Bab al-Mandeb strait earlier in September. The push by Houthis has increased tensions as it threatens oil exports through the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia, a key ally to the Yemen government, is organizing meetings with Turkey and Pakistan to address this threat.

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Houthi Houthis Saudi Turkiye Yemen

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Houthis NORP · 7× Saudi NORP · 4× Yemen GPE · 4× Al-Alimi PERSON · 3× Houthi NORP · 2× Sana’a GPE · 2× Turkiye GPE · 2× Presidential Leadership Council ORG · 1× Rashad al-Alimi PERSON · 1× Yemeni NORP · 1×

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“I call on the sons of our great people to engage in a general mobilisation and national mobilisation to rally around their armed and security forces, join their ranks through official channels, and contribute each from their respective position in whatever way they can,” he said in a recorded speech.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26
🔮 Al-Alimi said the amnesty is effective immediately and will include those who leave the Houthi group, provided that the pardon is issued in accordance with proper constitutional and legal procedures.
2026-09-26 · Al Jazeera
Yemeni leader urges public to enlist, offers amnesty to Houthi defectors · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

The head of Yemen’s governing body has called on people to mobilise and join the Saudi-backed armed forces as it seeks to counter advances made by the Houthis towards the critical Bab al-Mandeb strait. asserted
it → govern → strait
The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council chair Rashad al-Alimi also pledged on Friday to pardon any Houthi fighter who defects to the government forces in his first speech since the government forces were routed from the western Red Sea coast by the rebel group. asserted
forces → pledge → group
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fighting → lead → malnutrition
“I call on the sons of our great people to engage in a general mobilisation and national mobilisation to rally around their armed and security forces, join their ranks through official channels, and contribute each from their respective position in whatever way they can,” he said in a recorded speech. asserted
he → call → speech
Al-Alimi said the internationally recognised government aims to restore control over Sana’a, the capital, which the Houthis seized in 2014. asserted
Houthis → say → 2014
His speech marks the 64th anniversary of the military coup ousting the monarchy that ruled northern Yemen, prompting the civil war in 1962. asserted
that → mark → 1962
,” Al-Alimi said. asserted
Alimi → say → ?
Earlier on Friday, the military chiefs of staff of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan held their first meeting on the trilateral defence agreement, the Mecca Pact, amid the Houthis’ ongoing attacks on the kingdom. asserted
chiefs → hold → kingdom
Al-Alimi said the amnesty is effective immediately and will include those who leave the Houthi group, provided that the pardon is issued in accordance with proper constitutional and legal procedures. asserted
pardon → say → procedures
On Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on X that its air defence systems intercepted one ballistic missile headed towards Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait launched by the Houthis and two drones headed towards Riyadh. asserted
systems → lead → Riyadh
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