Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council chief Rashad al-Alimi stressed on Monday that “supporting militias that are outside state control does not combat terrorism, rather, reproduces it.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Security chaos, the multiplicity of power centers, and the legitimization of weapons outside the framework of the state constitute the ideal environment for the growth of extremist groups, and for creating gray areas where militias of all kinds intersect with the objectives of terrorist organizations,” al-Alimi said during a meeting with German diplomats.Security of maritime shippingThe PLC chief also warned that attempts to expand hotspots of tension, or to create new platforms that threaten the security of neighboring countries or maritime waterways, “is not only a local adventure, but a gamble [affecting] global energy security and supply chains, and a real threat to international peace and security.”“Yemen, due to