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Houthis Organize Sectarian Courses for Public Servants

Yemeni Houthi demonstrators in Sanaa on September 9, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Huwais)
Yemeni Houthi demonstrators in Sanaa on September 9, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Huwais)
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Houthis Organize Sectarian Courses for Public Servants

Yemeni Houthi demonstrators in Sanaa on September 9, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Huwais)
Yemeni Houthi demonstrators in Sanaa on September 9, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Mohammed Huwais)

Houthi militias organized courses for public servants in areas under their control and within closed centers. The centers train the members on the teachings of Hussein Badreddine al-Houthi aiming to spread the sectarian principles that are foreign to Yemen.

Academic at Aden University, Qassim al-Mehbashi confirmed that what Houthis are doing is part of their dangerous sectarian strategy which aims to drain the country of its values.

He added that Abdulmalik Houthi's latest orders come within this context and includes retraining employees in the public sector until they are rehabilitated on the methods of his brother Hussein.

Mehbashi stressed that Houthis' method is dangerous and threatens the Yemeni social fabric of the northern districts, which he described as a great example of the cultural fusion to exist since the 1962 revolution.

"Houthis didn’t abstain from reforming minds according to their methods especially after the current circumstances made it possible to form institutions and policies as they please,” he declared.

Deputy Minister of Information Abdo Meghles considered that by forcing public workers to attend the courses, Houthis are violating human rights and freedom of speech and religion. He pointed out that the insurgency altered the curriculum and recruited students in schools under their control into militants in their lost battles.

The insurgents do not believe in the social contract between the people and the especially that the insurgency leadership gain their authority by recruiting people claiming they are the ones chosen to rule Yemen.

"They lead their project as an extension to the Iranian Safavi project imported from Qom,” according to the minister.

Meghles called for the activation of UN Resolution 2216 to save the Yemeni people from this enemy that violates the Yemeni citizens' rights in all fields of education, health, and humanitarian. He described Houthis' crimes as "war crimes" and that they should be punished like their Iranian leaders.

He called upon international organizations to monitor all Houthis' violations to be used against them in a fair trial.

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Sudanese Army Recaptures Positions from RSF in El Fasher

Thick smoke rises over El Fasher following clashes between army forces and the RSF (DPA)
Thick smoke rises over El Fasher following clashes between army forces and the RSF (DPA)
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Sudanese Army Recaptures Positions from RSF in El Fasher

Thick smoke rises over El Fasher following clashes between army forces and the RSF (DPA)
Thick smoke rises over El Fasher following clashes between army forces and the RSF (DPA)

The Sudanese army carried out a surprise military operation in the early hours of Saturday in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, regaining several positions in the city’s far southwest that it had previously abandoned to advancing Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Military sources reported that calm returned to El Fasher after intense clashes on Friday between the army and RSF fighters, who attempted a major offensive to deepen their hold inside the city. In a statement, the army said its Sixth Infantry Division successfully repelled a fresh RSF attack, inflicting heavy losses in personnel and equipment, and restored control over all frontline areas.

RSF militants had infiltrated southern neighborhoods, seizing the Central Security Reserve headquarters and the Shalla prison. According to army sources, these forces were pushed back through ground combat supported by extensive drone strikes, forcing them to retreat to their original positions. The sources confirmed there were no significant breakthroughs or territorial gains by the RSF following the operation.

In a statement on Saturday, Prime Minister Kamel Idris expressed “deep anger, pain, and responsibility” over the worsening humanitarian disaster in El Fasher. He condemned the “suffocating and inhumane siege imposed by the RSF militia,” describing it as “one of the most brutal cases of collective extortion and systematic starvation in recent history.”

Idris vowed that the government would not stand idly by in the face of this “atrocious” crime and pledged to use all political, diplomatic, and humanitarian means to break the siege and ensure urgent aid reaches civilians trapped in El Fasher amid widespread starvation and international silence.

He called on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with international and humanitarian organizations, to act immediately to pressure the militia to open humanitarian corridors and end the use of starvation as a weapon against civilians.

The prime minister highlighted the RSF’s refusal to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2736, which demands lifting the siege on El Fasher, and their rejection of UN calls for a humanitarian ceasefire. He held the militia responsible for obstructing aid and accountable for the ongoing starvation and terror inflicted on civilians.

Idris warned against silence over these crimes, including the killing of civilians fleeing the siege and bombardments. He also cited the systematic destruction of hospitals by RSF suicide drone and strategic attacks, threatening the lives of millions of innocent civilians.

“What is happening in El Fasher is a major crime committed in full view and hearing of the world,” he said, urging the international community to move beyond lukewarm statements to real action and pressure on those besieging, starving, and attacking civilians.

The RSF continues to attempt to seize the city and its army base, the last stronghold of government forces across all Darfur states. Military sources said defenders repelled the assault and inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers.

The RSF has maintained a tight siege on El Fasher since May 2024, blocking all roads and supply routes and preventing humanitarian aid from entering, resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths from starvation and medical shortages.