Al-Alimi's full address Operations and commitments

Oct 4

Taiz Time publishes Rashad al-Alimi's complete prepared address. He recalls the earlier September-anniversary mobilization and safe-return call and says preparation has become action. He blames the Houthis for renewed escalation, child recruitment, civilian attacks, abductions, looting and threats to neighboring countries and shipping, and says peace opportunities have been exhausted. He announces military operations to regain remaining territory and restore state authority, orders armed, security and military formations to execute approved plans and declares military, security and civilian institutions on full alert until the mission is accomplished. He says civilians, sects and tribes are not the targets; urges residents to avoid militia positions and supply routes, protect children and cooperate with advancing forces; maintains the announced amnesty for those who disarm and stop fighting; and commands discipline, civilian and property protection, without revenge. On behalf of the council and government he renews commitment to the Saudi-sponsored intra-Southern dialogue's outcome, seeking a just, comprehensive Southern settlement and honoring southern sacrifices. He says the government has been instructed to prepare a program alongside operations, prioritizing resumed salaries and arrears, urgent reconstruction, roads, electricity, water, damaged facilities, displaced people's return and economic revival. He thanks Saudi Arabia, credits coalition backing and seeks international support for Yemen, its armed forces and institutions, as well as humanitarian and economic assistance. He defines success through citizens' security, returned families and safeguards against renewed oppression. The address supplies his claims, instructions and promises, not independently verified military gains, fulfilled protections, payments or reconstruction.

Rashad al-Alimi announces on October 4 the launch of military operations to recover Houthi-held Yemeni territory, directing armed, security and other formations to execute approved plans. DD India airs the orders and Ghosh discusses renewed fighting, regional alignments and strategic geography as attributed analysis. Oman TV relays the same address's safe-return offer to those who stop fighting, infrastructure and displaced-person recovery plans and appeal for international humanitarian and reconstruction support. The announcement establishes objectives and orders, not completed liberation, territorial gains or reconstruction. Democracy Now's October 5 report carries the same Sunday al-Alimi launch/directive and contextual Houthi claims of retaliatory weekend Aramco attacks. DD India's October 5 bulletin says government forces seized positions near Bab al-Mandeb on Monday and relays a Houthi claim of a student killed and two wounded by Saudi strikes after the announcement. These are attributed immediate developments, not verified territorial control or completed recapture. Ghosh's earlier historical recap that the coalition had retaken Sana'a and DD India's later statement that Houthis control the capital remain source-specific claims. The complete original address in show 369 adds al-Alimi's stated rationale that peace opportunities were exhausted, his denial that civilians, sects or tribes are targets, warnings to avoid militia positions and supply routes, continued safe-return/amnesty conditions and orders against revenge or property violations. He credits Saudi and coalition backing, calls for international support and declares military, security and civilian institutions on full alert until the mission ends. These are his allegations and commitments, not independently verified gains, civilian protection or compliance. His dedicated Southern-dialogue pledge and government recovery directive remain distinct statements within the intact source address.