Supreme Political Council gives its condolences to the Yemeni People in the martyrdom of President Salah Al-Sammad in an air strike on Thursday.
Mercy and immortality for the martyrs of the homeland. #YEMEN.💔
Heshmat Alavi -
#BREAKING Arab coalition airstrikes kills #Iran-backed Houthi political leader Saleh Ali al-Sammad in Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
Saleh Ali al-Sammad chaired the Houthis' Political Council & was considered the 2nd most wanted target by the Arab coalition after Houthi leader Abdul Male al-Houthi. He was killed along with 20 other Houthi political/military officials in Khamsein St. of Al Hudaydah.
Al-Sammad had close relations with the Lebanese Hezbollah & #Iran's IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Suleimani. The Yemeni gov describes this a devastating blow to the Houthis. Mahdi Mashat is appointed as his replacement. He is young w/ no political experience.
