Eid visit to Mujahideen on fronts of Asir, Najran, and Jizan
Qassem al-Houthi, head of the Local Authority Department, visited the Mujahideen on the fronts of Asir and Najran and conveyed the congratulations and blessings of the Revolutionary Leadership and the Supreme Political Council on the occasion of Eid.
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