US Must Withdraw from UAE Lie: New York Times

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The New York Times has revealed the lie of the United Arab Emirates on the suspension of military operations on the Coat Front in Hodeidah, west of the country, in order to give the UN envoy, Martin Griffith, an opportunity to reach a political solution, stressing that Abu Dhabi’s fear of urban war forced it to stop the attack.

The newspaper quoting from UAE officials as saying they preferred not to enter the city because they did not want to enter into a special city war and that the forces ,loyal to them, were not rady for such a war.

When the UAE began its war in Hodeidah last month, UAE officials were confident of a quick victory, paying no attention to the international warnings of a possible humanitarian disaster, and feeling proud of their military forces and local paid fighters and their ability to quickly overthrow the Yemeni army forces, it added.

But the challenges of urban warfare (streets) stopped the attack amid a wave of diplomatic activity which aimed at stopping the war in Hodeidah.

The newspaper said that while the paid fighters ,backed by the UAE ,to make breakthroughs along the coastline in Hodeidah, it failed to achieve the objectives of the declared operation before the start of the attack.

At the beginning of the battle of Hodeidah, UAE officials said they had two main goals in Hodeidah. The first is to control the port and the airport. The second is to make this victory a prelude to push Ansarallah , the so-called Houthis, and the nationalist forces and force them into peace negotiations.

Hodeidah is a strategic port city which should be supporting more than 20 million Yemenis. It should be the source of at least 70 percent of all imports to Yemen,” Suze van Meegen, a protection and advocacy adviser with the Norwegian Refugee Council, told AFP. The US-Saudi-led coalition has been eager to retake from Yemeni joint forces control, according to Yemeni officials.. But the former UN special envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheik, warned against attacking the port city over potential catastrophic consequences to Yemen last year. Martin Griffiths, the new special envoy to Yemen, echoed the same concern over attacking Hudaydah at the UN Security Council.

Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi(Ansarallah)  movement, which is the main force that faces the coallition, said on a TV speech ,” The decision of invading the Yemeni ,western coast, has been taken and adopted by the United States of America,noting that the Saudis are trying to abolish Yemen’s freedom,” stressing that it was the people of Yemen’s right to defend their country.

“We are increasingly concerned by the fighting in Hodeidah,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a press conference held on Wednesday.

Dujarric also warned of the repercussions’consequences on the humanitarian situation

“The occurrence of a battle in Hodeidah, in the west of Yemen could lead to the destruction of the port, which in turn will send millions to starvation,” said the British newspaper, The Independent.

Even if the UK warned against attacking the vital port of Hodeidah, we bear responsibility for the horrors of this war, according to a report issued by the Guardian on June 17.

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