Houthi militias burn citizens' farms in Murays after the road is opened.

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Exclusive/ Al Dhale'e Local sources witnessed a tragic and condemned event: citizens' farms in the villages of Solan and Al-Rifqa, located northwest of the Maris area, north of Al Dhale'e Governorate, were subjected to a massive fire that led to the destruction of vast areas of agricultural land, causing heavy losses to farmers in the region. The sources said that the fire in the citizens' farms in the villages of Solan and Al-Rifqa in Maris started at two o'clock after midnight and continued until one o'clock in the afternoon on Thursday, June 19, 2025, causing great losses to farmers in the villages of Solan and Al-Rifqa in Maris. This attack, carried out by the terrorist Houthi militia by burning citizens' farms in the villages of Solan and Al-Rifqa, comes shortly after the opening of the public road in Maris, which took place at the end of last May, i.e., only about twenty days ago. The road connects the region to the main cities and enables citizens to access their markets and businesses easily, and the opening of the "Maris - Damt" road is considered an important step towards restoring normal life and improving the economic situation of the local population. They expressed that this incident is part of a series of continuous escalations by the Houthi militias against civilians and infrastructure in various regions of the country. This incident has sparked widespread condemnation and resentment among the people in the Maris area, who expressed their concern and disappointment at the continued retaliatory and aggressive actions by the Houthi militias. The people of Maris called on the international community and human rights organizations to pressure the Houthi militias to stop these hostile acts and abide by international humanitarian laws. This incident, the burning of citizens' farms in the villages of Solan and Al-Rifqa in Maris, is the third time in a row that the Houthi militia has burned citizens' farms in the area, amid repeated demands to provide the necessary protection for civilians and their property in the areas affected by the conflict. The incident resulted in heavy losses for farmers in the villages of Solan and Al-Rifqa in the Maris area, as vast areas of agricultural land were destroyed, affecting the food security of the local population and increasing their humanitarian suffering.