It is very easy to comment on the ongoing conflict in Yemen and the role of Saudi-led Arab military alliance. I believe that before passing judgment, so-called experts need to understand the scenario that led to the military intervention.
The coalition was formed following the ouster of the legitimate government in Yemen at the hands of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. These rebels supported by Iran joined hands with deposed Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh to destabilize the country and had also started threatening Saudi Arabia’s border areas.
It was all part for Iranian plan to expand its tentacles in the Arab world and to encircle Saudi Arabia, which is undoubtedly the leader of the Muslim world. The Iranians are working hard to take control of the region. Extending support to Houthis in Yemen was a step aimed to threaten the Gulf region.
While the whole world stood on the fence watching the legitimate government in Yemen driven out of power, Saudi Arabia and its allies decided to take action to restore peace to the country.
That is why, the reports, issued by the UN, HRW and Amnesty International, targeting Saudi Arabia seem to be out of context and biased. It is directed at the wrong side of the conflict. Saudi Arabia and its allies are the ones working hard and putting their citizens on the line of fire to save the children of Yemen, to save its future from those who are looking at the whole situation as a part of a game they are playing to gain power, from those who would not think twice or hesitate to use children and women as human shields.
Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi has repeatedly told the world body, as reported by Reuters, that Saudi Arabia was committed to abiding by international humanitarian law, has clear rules of engagement to protect civilians and believes children are a priority.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will always be one of the first to provide assistance to the United Nations system, but it is also our view that the United Nations must discharge its mandate and do so neutrally and transparently,” Mouallimi said.
After all, it is politics, where truth is sometimes lost in the maze of benefits, secrets and negotiations. It is no wonder then that it has become customary to Iranian ambassadors in different organizations around the world to mention Saudi Arabia in their speeches, to play around facts and history in an attempt to deceive the world into believing their narrative.”
That is why Saudi Arabia’s first reaction to the news of enlisting its name in the blacklist of the United Nation because of the war in Yemen was anger. It just does not make sense to punish the party that is trying to make things right. And even after its name was taken off the list, Saudi Arabia is still opening its doors to all kinds of unbiased investigations and reporting to take place in Yemen or in Riyadh where the war related decisions are made.
Last week, Saudi Arabia presented in a 13-page confidential letter to the UN chief the measures that the coalition is taking to prevent civilian deaths. And according to AFP, that obtained a copy of the letter, Saudi Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi offered to share with the United Nations the results of 10 investigations of airstrikes on hospitals, homes, a wedding party and markets.
Despite all this, Saudi Arabia and its allies are resolved to spare no efforts in saving Yemen, and saving its children. No political games would stand in the face of this goal.
The coalition was formed following the ouster of the legitimate government in Yemen at the hands of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. These rebels supported by Iran joined hands with deposed Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh to destabilize the country and had also started threatening Saudi Arabia’s border areas.
It was all part for Iranian plan to expand its tentacles in the Arab world and to encircle Saudi Arabia, which is undoubtedly the leader of the Muslim world. The Iranians are working hard to take control of the region. Extending support to Houthis in Yemen was a step aimed to threaten the Gulf region.
While the whole world stood on the fence watching the legitimate government in Yemen driven out of power, Saudi Arabia and its allies decided to take action to restore peace to the country.
That is why, the reports, issued by the UN, HRW and Amnesty International, targeting Saudi Arabia seem to be out of context and biased. It is directed at the wrong side of the conflict. Saudi Arabia and its allies are the ones working hard and putting their citizens on the line of fire to save the children of Yemen, to save its future from those who are looking at the whole situation as a part of a game they are playing to gain power, from those who would not think twice or hesitate to use children and women as human shields.
Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi has repeatedly told the world body, as reported by Reuters, that Saudi Arabia was committed to abiding by international humanitarian law, has clear rules of engagement to protect civilians and believes children are a priority.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will always be one of the first to provide assistance to the United Nations system, but it is also our view that the United Nations must discharge its mandate and do so neutrally and transparently,” Mouallimi said.
After all, it is politics, where truth is sometimes lost in the maze of benefits, secrets and negotiations. It is no wonder then that it has become customary to Iranian ambassadors in different organizations around the world to mention Saudi Arabia in their speeches, to play around facts and history in an attempt to deceive the world into believing their narrative.”
That is why Saudi Arabia’s first reaction to the news of enlisting its name in the blacklist of the United Nation because of the war in Yemen was anger. It just does not make sense to punish the party that is trying to make things right. And even after its name was taken off the list, Saudi Arabia is still opening its doors to all kinds of unbiased investigations and reporting to take place in Yemen or in Riyadh where the war related decisions are made.
Last week, Saudi Arabia presented in a 13-page confidential letter to the UN chief the measures that the coalition is taking to prevent civilian deaths. And according to AFP, that obtained a copy of the letter, Saudi Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi offered to share with the United Nations the results of 10 investigations of airstrikes on hospitals, homes, a wedding party and markets.
Despite all this, Saudi Arabia and its allies are resolved to spare no efforts in saving Yemen, and saving its children. No political games would stand in the face of this goal.
