ADEN: Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has announced a new plan to unify Yemen's pro-government army and security forces in the war-torn Arab country.
According to a statement released by the state-run Saba news agency, the PLC formed a high-ranking military committee on Monday to begin restructuring the pro-government army and security forces in an effort to maintain peace and security in Yemen.
Rashad Al-Alimi, President of the PLC, approved the formation of a "joint military committee tasked with achieving security and stability, as well as restructuring the armed and security forces." According to the statement, the 59-member committee, led by Haitham Qassem Taher, would also work to prevent internal conflicts among Yemeni pro-government forces in Aden and elsewhere. The newly-approved committee will "adopt policies prohibiting the emergence of armed conflicts throughout Yemen, taking necessary steps to realise the integration of armed forces under unified leadership in accordance with the rule of law, and ending all armed conflicts."
The PLC-approved restructuring and evaluation operation will include all Yemeni intelligence units.
Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war since late 2014, when the Houthis seized control of much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
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