The recent escalations in Yemen's years-long conflict has ended diplomatic efforts by mediators, political and military analyst Fouad Mosaed said in a recent interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN).
The Yemeni government announced a large-scale military operation on Sunday to retake areas seized by the Houthis, as the Saudi-led coalition pledged continue combat support, marking one of the sharpest escalations in the country’s years-long conflict.
The campaign comes in the wake of an intensified Houthis offensive against government forces that has seen the group capture a string of critical strategic locations, including the Red Sea port city of Mocha and the Mayun Island, also known as the Perim Island.
"Since mid-July, it became clear that talks had hit a dead end. The Houthis effectively declared war under their slogan of 'blockade for blockade,' rejecting all de-escalation efforts, including regional mediation by Oman. Consequently, these efforts now belong to the past. Today, nothing echoes louder than the sound of battle," said Mosaed.
Yemen's conflict has entered one of its sharpest escalations in years, with heavy fighting spreading across southwestern Yemen and renewed missiles, drones and air attacks reviving direct hostilities between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.
Yemen's conflict began in late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government, now based in Aden.
Recent escalations in Yemen’s conflict end diplomatic efforts: analyst
