Sheikh Abdulwahid Al-Qebli: Marib is the shield of Yemen and our greatest interest now is defeating Houthis

The head of Marib governorate’s branch of the General People's Congress (GPC) political party , Sheikh Abdulwahid Al-Qebli , said on Sunday that all people of Marib are banning together to defend their homeland in the face of the “Iranian project and its Houthi militia .”

Sheikh Al-Qebli said in a statement to Althawra that Marib stands as one, and the people of Marib and those who relocated there from other parts of the country represent a shield for the governorate, for Yemen and the entire region in the face of Iranian influence .

Al-Qebli added that the battle Yemenis are fighting today, with all of their different political and social components, is a national battle, stressing that the Houthis’ dream of capturing Marib will be destroyed, just as it was when the group tried to invade the governorate in 2015 and failed .

“Marib will win and its victory will be one for all of Yemen,” Al-Qebli said. “There is no place for the (Houthi) militia on this land, Marib always stands by the state and state institutions, along with the national project that is inclusive of all Yemenis expressed in the national dialogue outcomes .”

Sheikh Al-Qebli stressed that the interests of Marib and Yemen today is in the victory over the Houthis, and it is only with the Houthis’ demise that Yemenis will find a way to solve their problems and achieve their interests under one Yemen for all .