US Urges 'Houthis' to Refrain from Destabilizing Actions

The US State Department called on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group Ansar Allah to immediately stop their attacks against Saudi Arabia and to refrain from carrying out military actions inside Yemen.

In a statement, US State Department said, "The US is deeply disturbed by the Houthis' continuing attacks, and calls on them to immediately stop their attacks against civilian installations in Saudi Arabia, and to halt any new military actions inside Yemen, which in turn only lead to more suffering of the Yemeni people."

“We urge the Houthis to refrain from destabilizing actions and demonstrate their commitment to constructively engage in U.N. Special Envoy Griffiths’ efforts to achieve peace,” the statement added. “The time is now to find an end to this conflict.”

Last week, Biden named veteran US diplomat Timothy Lenderking as the US special envoy for Yemen in a bid to step up American diplomacy “to end the war in Yemen.”

Earlier, the US State Department announced that it will review the decision to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a “terrorist group” as soon as possible.

“The State Department has initiated a review of Ansarallah’s terrorist designations,” the State Department spokesperson said, adding,” We are working as fast as we can to conduct the review and make a determination.”