Yahya Saree Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Brigadier General
Yahya Saree
Native Name:يحيى سريع
Native Name Lang:Ar
Birth Place:Saada Governorate, Yemen Arab Republic
Occupation:Spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces
Allegiance: Yemeni Armed Forces
Rank: Brigadier general
Office:Director of Moral Guidance Department of the Yemeni Armed Forces[1]
Term Start:2018–present
Country:Yemen
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Yahya Qasim Sare'e (Arabic: يحيى قاسم سريع ) is a brigadier general and military spokesperson since 2018 for the Yemeni Armed Forces (SPC), an offshoot closely related with the Houthi movement (or more formally Ansar Allah.) He frequently appears in military statements made by the Yemeni Armed Forces most notably on the attacks targeting Israel-linked vessels passing through the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. His statements are broadcast primarily via Al-Masirah TV, his Telegram channel, and his Twitter account, which was established on January 15, 2021.[2]

Early life

Yahya Sare'e was born in the year 1970 in Saada governorate, adjacent to the southern Saudi border.[3] He earned a bachelor's and master's degree in political science and has also taken combat, security, administrative, and specialised courses in military science.

Career

In 2017, he was appointed head of the Psychological Warfare Division in Moral Guidance of the Yemeni Armed Forces. Also in the same year, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel.

In mid-2018, he was appointed the Director of the Moral Guidance Department of the Yemeni Armed Forces, and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. On 17 October 2018, he was appointed as the official spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, succeeding Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman.[4]

On 3 May 2024, Yahya Sare'e announced in a televised speech that 'we will target any ships heading to Israeli ports in the Mediterranean Sea in any area we are able to reach.'[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://twitter.com/army21ye
  2. Web site: Yahya Sarea . Counter Extremism Project.
  3. News: 22 December 2023 . تعرف على حقيقة اغتيال العميد يحيى السريع.. معلومات وحقائق كاملة . 9 January 2024 . Aram News . Ar.
  4. Web site: 19 December 2023 . من هو العميد يحيى سريع؛ المتحدث باسم القوات المسلحة اليمنية . Who is Brigadier Yahya Sarea; Spokesperson of Yemeni Armed Forces . 10 January 2024 . ينبع بوست . ar.
  5. News: Houthis say they will target Israel-bound ships anywhere within their range . 4 May 2024 . Al Jazeera.