Saleh鈥檚 son vows to 鈥渃onfront enemies of the homeland鈥� 鈥� statement

This file photo shows Brig. Gen. Ahmed Saleh, the son of Yemen鈥檚 ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, at the presidential palace in Sanaa on February 19, 2011. (REUTERS)

DUBAI: The son of Yemen鈥檚 former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed on Monday, vowed to 鈥渃onfront enemies of the homeland,鈥� according to a written statement received on Tuesday.
Ahmed Ali, a former commander of Yemen鈥檚 elite Republican Guards, said in the statement sent by an aide to Reuters that his father had died at his house, while carrying his weapon.
Referring to the Iran-aligned Houthi group which killed his father, Ahmed Ali said he would 鈥渃onfront the enemies of the homeland and humanity, who are trying to obliterate its identity and its gains and to humiliate Yemen and Yemenis.鈥�