The Yemeni Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Ali Al-Maqdeshi confirmed that the decisive battle will soon take place, and the state will resume exercising its function on all Yemeni territories. Al-Maqdeshi said in statements to Al-Riyadh newspaper that the legitimate and coalition's forces are now close to Sanaa, and will liberate it within a few days, as all of Yemen will soon also be fully liberated, while pointing out that throughout this current stage, Yemen will no longer be in need of a landing operation after land interventions had been carried out with the support of the coalition countries. Al Maqdeshi revealed the presence of Iranian, Syrian, Lebanese, and Iraqi prisoners, who have recently entered to support the rebels.