Yemeni Rebels Announce Plans to Form New Government

Yemeni Houthi rebels will work on the creation of the government in the coming days and the promotion of national reconciliation in Yemen, according to Saleh Ali Sammad, the head of the so-called Supreme Political Council.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Yemeni Houthi rebels are planning to work on the creation of a new government in the near future, the head of the so-called Supreme Political Council formed by the Houthis, said on Saturday.

In August, the UN-brokered talks in Kuwait ended with the government and Houthi rebels failing to come to an agreement. As the talks broke down, the hostilities intensified in Yemen, and the rebels formed the Supreme Political Council with a prospect of ruling the country.

"We will work on the creation of the government in the coming days and the promotion of national reconciliation," Saleh Ali Sammad said, as quoted by the Al Manar television channel.

Yemen has been engulfed in a military conflict between the government headed by Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and Houthi rebels, the country’s main opposition force. The Houthis are backed by army units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Since March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition of mostly Persian Gulf countries have been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at Hadi's request despite a ceasefire agreed shortly before.