President Al-Zubaidi Delivers Keynote Address on Eighth Anniversary of Liberation of the Capital, Aden

President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), Supreme Commander of the Southern Armed Forces, and Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), delivered a keynote address on the momentous occasion of the eighth anniversary of the liberation of the capital, Aden.

The complete address is as follows:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Allah is the greatest.. Aden is victorious.

With immense pride, we extend our sincerest greetings and warm congratulations to our people in the capital, Aden, and all the governorates of the beloved South on the momentous occasion of the eighth anniversary of the liberation of the capital, Aden, on the 27th of the blessed month of Ramadan in the year 2015.

No doubt, the ultimate sacrifices made by our people, led by the valiant southern resistance, to achieve this victory, which is considered a milestone event in the history of this resistant city, and its brave people, affirm that Aden has always been and will definitely remain a symbol of rejection and resistance for all occupation projects, oppression tactics, and humiliation attempts, and that it will surely remain the eternal capital of the South.

On this momentous occasion, we do remember with great honour our late comrades, the blessed martyrs, who embodied with their pure blood the heading of the audacious victory, whose train started from the capital, Aden, and did not stop until all the governorates of the South that were under the occupation of the Houthi militia were cleansed.

While celebrating this grand occasion, we do not forget to extend our sincere gratitude to our official brothers in the Arab Coalition, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, whose support and backing played a primary and direct role in all the victories that have been achieved.

Similarly, we give a firm pledge to our uncompromisingly struggling people to proceed further with wisdom and steadfastness on the path of freedom and salvation and to restore and build the aspired federal state of the South, preserving all rights and fulfilling triumph for the dignity of our magnanimous citizens of the South, wherever they are.

Praying for glory, mercy, and immortality for the blessed martyrs, healing for the valiantly wounded, freedom for the heroic prisoners and detainees, and victory for the South and its uncompromisingly struggling people.

Aidarous Qassem Abdulaziz Al-Zubaidi
President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC)
Supreme Commander of the Southern Armed Forces
Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC).