ADEN: Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, Prime Minister of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, announced his resignation today, citing “many difficulties,” including the inability to carry out a cabinet reshuffle.
Appointed in February 2024 after serving as foreign minister, Mubarak first gained attention in 2015 when he was abducted by the Iran-aligned Houthi militia while serving as chief of staff to then-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
His resignation comes amid intensified U.S. airstrikes targeting Houthi military infrastructure, aimed at deterring attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. These strikes, ongoing since March, represent the largest U.S. military operation in the region since President Trump assumed office.
Yemen has been mired in civil war for more than a decade. The Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014, toppling the recognised government and forcing it to operate from Aden. The Houthis now control most of Yemen, including key population centres in the north and west.
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