Houthis recruit women in al-Hodeida, training on live ammunition near main port

English - Friday 11 January 2019 الساعة 04:31 pm
Al-Hodeida/Mocha – NewsYemen.net 

Local sources said to Newsyemen that training programs on shooting and using weapons were performed by Houthi women in al-Hodeida city. 

The sources confirmed to Newsyemen that training exercises on how to use weapons in this time for Houthi women, first class and armed women, second class, as Houthi classified the society classes upon its point of view. 

The training came amid mobilization of "Jihad".

The Houthi militias intensified its tactical movements towards the women's sector in al-Hodeida, targeting education sectors, guidance and compulsory educational courses for all employees of the government sector.

A field source said that the training program for the current batch of Houthi armed women is being held for four days in al-Kurnish area in al-Hodeida. 

Houthi women, known as al-Zainabeyat, are used to mobilize women and families to influence relatives, spouses and children, push them on fronts as fighters.

The leader, Um Hussein, a Houthi preacher who came from Sana'a last month, led intensive activities among women in the districts and departments of al-Hodeida.

Other women also carried out Houthi courses in al-Marawi'ah, al-Zaideyah, and al-Qanaws districts for the same purposes.