Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
The Houthi authorities on Saturday warned citizens against photographing or publishing images or videos of airstrike sites, threatening legal action against anyone who violates the instructions. The move reflects the group’s tightening control over the flow of information related to strikes targeting its positions.
In a statement, the Houthi-run Ministry of Interior in Sana’a called on citizens to refrain from filming or sharing any footage of targeted locations, claiming that doing so “serves the enemy” by providing information about the results of the attacks.
The ministry said that documenting damage and publishing information related to the airstrikes is restricted to the relevant official authorities. It also urged residents to cooperate with security agencies and report what it described as “suspicious activities,” stressing that legal measures would be taken against violators.
The warning comes as Houthi-controlled sites have been subjected to a series of airstrikes across several Yemeni provinces, amid escalating military operations between government forces and the Saudi-led coalition supporting them on one side, and the Houthis on the other.
Earlier on Saturday, airstrikes targeted Houthi positions in the eastern provinces of Marib and Al-Jawf, coinciding with intensive aircraft activity over several front lines, according to local sources and eyewitnesses.
The sources said the strikes hit Houthi positions on Jabal Jarrah in Al-Jubah District, south of Marib, as well as positions in the Al-Shahla sector in eastern Al-Jawf Province and other sites on the front lines east of the city of Al-Hazm.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing explosions in several areas, including the vicinity of Al-Jubah District and the Al-Fulaihah area. They also confirmed observing aircraft flying before the strikes were carried out and said the sounds of the airstrikes could be heard from the direction of Majzar and the Al-Safra checkpoint northwest of Marib.
Observers believe the Houthis’ tighter restrictions on photographing and publishing images of strike sites are intended to limit the leakage of information regarding the extent of losses and damage inflicted on their military positions by the airstrikes, and to prevent the circulation of images that could reveal the results of those attacks.
