Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) announced Saturday the formation of a Supreme Military Committee under the command of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, signaling a new phase of military preparedness amid stalled peace efforts with the Houthi group. In a televised address aired by state news agency Saba, the PLC's chairman Rashad Al-Alimi said the newly formed military committee would be tasked with preparing, equipping, leading and supporting all pro-government military forces, should the Houthis continue to reject peaceful political solutions. Al-Alimi attributed Yemen's years-long crisis to the Houthi takeover of state institutions, accusing the group of refusing dialog. The suffering of the Yemeni people is the result of the militia's coup and its refusal to engage in negotiations, he said. Al-Alimi also announced that government forces have regained control of state institutions and military bases from the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in several southern provinces, including Hadramawt, Al-Mahrah, and Aden. He stressed that the government will respond to public calls in the south by convening dialog sessions with southern factions. The announcement follows recent tensions between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the STC allegedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, which escalated into clashes and heavy strikes in southern Yemen. Yemen has been mired in conflict since 2014, when Houthi forces captured Sanaa and large swathes of the north, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the Yemeni government. Shotlist: Aden, Yemen - Jan 7, 2026: FILE: Sanaa, Yemen - July 9, 2022 1. Various of Yemeni national flag; Aden, Yemen - Jan 7, 2026 2. Various of personnel who took over security duties in Aden inspecting vehicles, standing guard, maintaining presence at key locations; 3. Various of traffic; FILE: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - December 2022 4. Various of national flags of Saudi Arabia, cityscape, traffic; FILE: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - May 1-6, 2023 5. Coastal scenery, palm trees. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]