Yahya Saree
Yahya Saree | |
|---|---|
يحيى سريع | |
 Saree in September 2019 | |
| Director of Moral Guidance Department of the Yemeni Armed Forces[1] | |
| Assumed office 2018–present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54)[2] Saada Governorate, North Yemen |
| Occupation | Spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces |
| Website | Yemeni Armed Forces media (SPC) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Yemeni Armed Forces (SPC)
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| Rank |  Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | |
Yahya Qasim Sare'e (Arabic: يحيى قاسم سريع; born 1970) is a Yemeni military officer who is the spokesperson for the SPC-led Yemeni Armed Forces, a renegade faction of Yemen's armed forces closely related with the Houthi movement.[3][better source needed] 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.[4][better source needed]
Early life
[edit]Yahya Sare'e was born in the year 1970 in Saada governorate, adjacent to the southern Saudi border.[2] 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.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2017, he was appointed head of the Psychological Warfare Division in Moral Guidance of the Yemeni Armed Forces.[3] 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.[5]
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.'[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://twitter.com/army21ye
- ^ a b c "تعرف على حقيقة اغتيال العميد يحيى السريع.. معلومات وحقائق كاملة". Aram News (in Arabic). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Houthi Leader Yahya Saree: Murder Bids, $5 Million Saudi Bounty, 'Psychological War' Expert | Israel", Hindustan Times, 20 December 2023, retrieved 9 January 2024
- ^ "Yahya Sarea". Counter Extremism Project.
- ^ "من هو العميد يحيى سريع؛ المتحدث باسم القوات المسلحة اليمنية" [Who is Brigadier Yahya Sarea; Spokesperson of Yemeni Armed Forces]. ينبع بوست (in Arabic). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Houthis say they will target Israel-bound ships anywhere within their range". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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