Authentic news about the Siege of Dammaj by the Students of Dammaj

                                               [Source: http://siegeofdammaaj.blogspot.in]

                     14 Facts that you must know about this siege:

1. Dammaaj has been under siege by the Houthis three different times. Each time they find a new excuse to why they have implemented their siege upon Dammaaj. Keep in mind they are not the government. Some say they are a government inside of a government.

2. There is a difference between a siege and being attacked. We are upon both, going on now close forty days.

3. The Barraaqah is a mountain that completely over sees the institute. Sheikh Yahyaa Al-Hajoori (the head teacher in Dammaaj) agreed to surrender the mountain to the government on the condition that the soldiers to be stationed will be selected by the locals from Dammaaj (knowing they will selected from the upright). For it is known that there are those corrupt ones who cooperate with houthis from the military.

4. Those who are attacking Dammaaj have been spotted wearing official Yemeni military uniforms.

5. The houthis are upon the methodology of the Shia Twelvers (Rafidhah) not Zaidi as most reports state. This is because the creed they follow is the creed of the Rafidhah, so the labeling them Rafidhah is not for the purpose of insulting them. We will expound on the creed of the Rafidhah later so the reader may understand the difference between the creed of the Muslim and that of the Rafidhah.

6. It is well known the houthis have ties to Iran.

7. If the houthis would stop their attacks on Dammaaj, remove themselves from their illegal military positions surrounding Dammaaj, their unauthorized check points, and return to being citizens of Yemen there would be no war. There has never been any kind armed offensive pursuit on the houthis from the students of Dammaaj.

8. Foreigners have been coming to Dammaaj from different countries since the institute opened forty years ago. This is the first time in its history that the Dammaaj institute is being accused for recruiting “foreign Sunni fighters.” There is absolutely no proof for this claim. And we say bring your proof if you are indeed truthful. Now why would a man come with his whole family, sometimes with infants, to a come be a “Sunni Fighter???”

9. Salafist, Radical, Islamist, Extremist and the like are terms sometimes used unjustly. The houthis snipe day and night with 12.7 mm automatic machine guns and 37mm anti-aircraft gun (at human beings). But we have yet to see them labeled extremist.

10. The meaning of terrorism in brief according to the Encyclopedia Encarta: the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear for bringing about political change. All terrorist acts involve violence or—equally important—the threat of violence. These violent acts are committed by nongovernmental groups or individuals. Terrorist: Somebody using violence to intimidate others often for political purposes. The houthis are without a doubt a terrorist organization and probably some of the biggest criminals in the world in this day and time.

11. The houthis slogan is “Death to America, Death to Israel, the victory is for Islaam, Curse be upon the Jews and Christians,” but yet they are known for tyranny and various criminal acts against the Muslims like; murder, extortion, theft, forcing children to fight in their wars, driving thousands away from their homes

12. The students of Daarul Hadeeth Dammaaj are absolutely free from any act of terrorism. Those who appear to have extremist jihadi or any other deviant destructive ideology are immediately asked to leave the institute. Dammaaj was built on teaching and learning the correct belief system. So the proper Islaamic methodology is that the Muslim obeys the ruler and doesn’t rebel against him. The houthis have fought six wars in rebellion to the Yemeni Government.

13. The amount of mortar shells the houthis have used so far in this current siege roughly estimates 2,000,000 U.S. dollars. This is a minimal estimate. This is only counting the mortars which they launch sometimes over 200 times in one day. The daily operation for the houthis here in Dammaaj is consistent sniper fire all day from various directions, constant shelling sometimes homes and periodically tank, canon, or rocket fire.

14. This war is not a sectarian war as some may say. It may seem like this to one on the outside but in reality this siege is an act of terrorism from the houthis. This is not the only act of terrorism they have committed. They have a history of terrorism throughout Yemen for years. See the article "Saada a cry for help."