Yemeni Prime Minister Shaia Mohsen al-Zindani on Monday, 5 October 2026, directed ministers, officials of government institutions and bodies, and local authorities to raise their readiness and prepare urgent operational plans to respond to field developments linked to Operation Yemen Dawn, ensuring that no administrative or service vacuum emerges in areas retaken by government forces.
Announcement of Yemen Dawn operation raises government readiness
Al-Zindani issued the directives after Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi announced the launch of the operation, saying it aimed to restore state institutions, liberate the capital Sanaa and end the Houthis’ coup.
Al-Alimi announced on Sunday the start of military operations to retake the remaining territory of the republic, extend the authority of the state and its institutions, and move from preparation and readiness to the liberation phase, in his words.
Field advances require the return of state institutions
The prime minister said advances by the armed forces, military formations and popular resistance on several fronts placed new responsibilities on state institutions, requiring organised and swift action to turn field gains into an effective institutional presence and restore security, services and normal life for residents.
Al-Zindani said the government would work in parallel with military operations to prepare state institutions to return to areas retaken by government forces and establish the arrangements needed to resume the work of civil, security and service agencies. Government plans include protecting public and private property, meeting residents’ needs, and creating suitable conditions for displaced people to return and economic activity to resume.
Plans for services, salaries and relief in retaken areas
He directed ministries and government bodies, each within its area of responsibility, to prepare plans linked to field developments covering basic services and the health, education, electricity, water, roads and telecommunications sectors, as well as relief and social protection.
The directives also include preparing the financial and administrative arrangements needed to restore the regular payment of state employees’ salaries, settle outstanding dues, and establish recovery and reconstruction programmes in areas returning to government control. Al-Zindani called on governors and local authorities to raise their readiness, coordinate directly with the military and security agencies and relevant ministries, and form teams and prepare plans to respond immediately in retaken areas, ensuring the return of institutions, regular services and civilian protection.
Pledges to protect civilians and prevent chaos and reprisals
He stressed that these plans must strengthen community security and prevent chaos, reprisals or infringements on citizens’ rights and property, affirming the government’s commitment to the law and to protecting civilians and preserving their dignity and property during the coming phase.
Al-Zindani said the government viewed current developments as an integrated process to restore the state, rather than merely a shift in front lines, explaining that military advances must be followed by institutional work to administer areas, serve their residents and rebuild what had been damaged during years of war.
What is being achieved on the ground today places a greater responsibility on the government; every advance by our forces must be matched by stronger state presence, and every liberated area must find its institutions, services and security ready to operate
The prime minister said the government would deploy its institutions and resources to support government forces, protect residents, restore normal life and entrench the rule of law in areas returning to state control, noting that restoring authority could not be completed by controlling territory alone, but required the return of law, institutions, services and rights.
Al-Zindani praised the armed forces, military formations and popular resistance, saying the government would continue coordinating with the political and military leadership and supporting countries to provide what the phase required. He also praised Saudi Arabia’s support for Yemen in the political, military, security, economic and humanitarian fields, considering it a partner in supporting state institutions and protecting security and stability.
The prime minister called for unified government, media and humanitarian efforts and for confronting what he described as attempts at disinformation and incitement. He said it should be made clear that the operation, according to the government’s position, sought to restore state authority, sovereignty and citizens’ rights, and was not directed against particular communities or areas.
Yemeni army spokesman Colonel Majid al-Nazili said the armed forces had carried out 1122 targeting operations against the Houthis as part of what he described as a battle to restore state institutions and end the coup.
In contrast, the government stressed that its civil and service plans would proceed in parallel with field operations to prevent administrative and service disruptions in areas where control was changing hands.
