Away from the fronts... a war of a different kind led by the Yemeni government

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In parallel with the fierce confrontations taking place between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthi militias on the fronts, especially in Taiz and Lahj, a different kind of war is taking place, targeting the rumor campaign spread by the Houthis.

The Yemeni government was able to "close 66 of the most prominent accounts affiliated with the Houthi militia on the

Among the suspended accounts is the account of Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman, as well as accounts belonging to militia activists.

The account @AlMekhlafi222, impersonating Major General Abdo Farhan, “which was created by the Houthi militia to fabricate statements and attribute false positions to him,” was also suspended.

Earlier, the account of Al-Masirah Channel, the media arm of the Houthi militia, was suspended against the backdrop of spreading Houthi propaganda, inflammatory speech, mobilization, and broadcasting scenes of violence, as part of the efforts of the Yemeni Ministry of Information to limit the spread of terrorist, incitement, and violent content.

This came as the Ministry of Interior and the Yemeni security and intelligence services were able to arrest a number of Houthi cells in the temporary capital, Aden, and the governorates of Lahj and Abyan, who were planning to target security and military leaders, supply lines, and reinforcements.

It is noteworthy that, in addition to the field, information and diplomatic warfare also play a prominent and generally important role in conflicts. Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah Al-Zouba stressed, "The importance of intensifying the diplomatic movements of Yemeni missions abroad, conveying the state's political and media messages to the countries of dependence, and expanding their spread in their media in a way that strengthens the Yemeni position and mobilizes international support for the legitimate government and state institutions, in light of the current developments and the escalation pursued by the terrorist Houthi militias."