Al-Alimi’s Military Bias Questions

Rashad al-Alimi’s handling of “Yemen Dawn,” an operation launched in early October, has drawn criticism from Yemeni analysts. They said that multiple operations rooms and the absence of a unified command, coupled with the concentration of armored vehicles and guided missiles in specific formations, had left parts of the regular army poorly equipped and slowed its advance on the ground. Some attributed this disparity to regional calculations and internal rivalries, arguing that the operation was being used more as leverage for pressure and negotiations than as a clear plan to retake Sana’a. Others noted that shortages of training, coordination and supplies made it harder to counter Houthi tactics. The analysts called for unifying the forces and allocating weapons according to field needs, warning that continued division risked dismantling the military institution and playing into the Houthis’ hands. In Taiz, which has been under siege since October after its main road to Aden was cut off, more than 100,000 people have been displaced, and shortages of food, fuel and medicine have worsened.

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