Yemen’s president names Salem al-Awlaki information minister
President Rashad al-Alimi replaced Muammar al-Eryani, while Maj Gen Rashad al-Yousfi was assigned to lift the siege of Taiz and coordinate forces.
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President Rashad al-Alimi replaced Muammar al-Eryani, while Maj Gen Rashad al-Yousfi was assigned to lift the siege of Taiz and coordinate forces.
Yemen’s President Rashad al-Alimi dismissed long-serving information minister Muammar al-Eryani and appointed Prof Salem al-Awlaki in his place, the Guardian said. The appointment forms part of a wider change in the UN-recognized government’s political and military leadership.
The changes follow military setbacks. A government counteroffensive launched on 5 October to end Houthi control across the country had failed. The Guardian described the reshuffle as an attempt to regain territory lost to the Houthis in September and end the four-week siege of Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city.
The Guardian described Awlaki’s appointment as an effort to rebalance northern and southern representation in the government. Awlaki previously served as civil service minister and as a spokesperson for the Southern Transitional Council from 2017 to 2019.
That balance matters to the government’s military effort: it depends on southern troops to resist Houthi advances, but those forces insist they will fight only to defend territory within former South Yemen.
Alimi also dismissed Yusuf al-Sharaji, who was responsible for the Taiz front, and Brigadier Abu Bakr al-Jabouli, responsible for the Tor al-Baha axis.
The Guardian described tensions among forces fighting on the government’s side as an obstacle to military coordination. Career officer Maj Gen Rashad al-Yousfi has been given the task of coordinating those forces and lifting the siege of Taiz.
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