# Yemeni leader calls for general mobilization against Houthis

https://mins.news/en/item/74609

- DW, 2026-09-25 21:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/yemeni-leader-calls-for-general-mobilization-against-houthis/a-79439604?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, called for a general and national mobilization to support government forces amid renewed escalation with the Iran-backed Houthis. He said the aim was to restore state institutions and sovereignty nationwide, including Sanaa, and offered amnesty to Houthi defectors.

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