Ma'reb, Yemen, Sep. 29, 2019, SPA -- Yemeni Defense Minister General Mohammed Al-Magdashi today lauded the efforts and positions of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen in assisting the Yemeni people and standing by the side of the Yemeni national army in the battle for joint interests to repulse dangers and ward off plots being designed by enemies to destroy Yemen's security and stability as well as that of the region. The Yemeni news agency quoted Al-Magdashi as saying while chairing a meeting of military senior officers in Ma'reb that proceeding with the battle against the Iran-backed Houthi militias is inevitable, adding that Yemenis would never accept any kind of retreat or revolt against the gains of the Yemeni revolution, the republic, national fundamentals and consensus. He vowed that the military institution is committed to protect the country's security and stability, restore its legitimacy and usurped rights and continue the liberation battle against the Houthi militias and fight extremism, terrorism and subversive plots. --SPA 22:26 LOCAL TIME 19:26 GMT 0018 www.spa.gov.sa/w1181404