Shahriyar Hafzari

I cover conflict across the Muslim world 🇵🇸 🇾🇪

[Shahriyar Hafzari @HafzariViews]

Don't fall for the properganda that the Saudi–Yemeni war is a Shia–Sunni war. There are Shias and Sunnis on both sides.

The Saudi-backed NRF's leader, Tariq Saleh, is a Zaydi Shia while the defence minister of Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis), Muhammad al-Atifi, is a Sunni.

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Saudi properganda bots are claiming that Saudi authorities have arrested Ansar Allah leader Muhammad Ali al-Houthi

Meanwhile this is Muhammad Ali al-Houthi chilling in Mocha right now:

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@ShujaaAzmi For real, as in Urdu the saying goes:

شاہ سے زیادہ شاہ کا وفادار ہونا

"Being loyal to the king more than the king himself"

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🇾🇪 🇸🇦⚡️ — Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis) are advancing their forces towards the city of al-Turbah in an attenpt to cut the last main supply route for Saudi-backed forces between Taiz and Aden.

[Shahriyar Hafzari @HafzariViews]

@resistance_ZA Exactly. Muhammad al-Atifi, the current defence minister of Ansar Allah-led Yemeni government, is also a Sunni Muslim. Zaydi Shias are also closer to Sunnis than Wahhabis are to Sunnis!

[Shahriyar Hafzari @HafzariViews]

Don't fall for the properganda that the Saudi–Yemeni war is a Shia–Sunni war. There are Shias and Sunnis on both sides.

The Saudi-backed NRF's leader, Tariq Saleh, is a Zaydi Shia while the defence minister of Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis), Muhammad al-Atifi, is a Sunni.

[Shahriyar Hafzari @HafzariViews]

🚨 🇸🇩 Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allies claim to have taken 11 areas west of El Obeid in North Kordofan after heavy fighting with RSF. The SAF reportedly deployed Pakistan made Muhafiz-V

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🇾🇪⚡️🇸🇦 BREAKING: Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthis) have targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with ballistic missiles. Multiple explosions were reported across the city. A large plume of dark smoke was seen near the airport, and flights are have been suspended.

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🇵🇰⚡️Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan (IMP), led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack on a mosque in Kohat, killing over 10 people and injuring around 40

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We can’t even handle Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, yet our army wants to join Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen, miles away from home. Comical.

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An explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers has left at least 5 dead and 33 injured in Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. As rescuers continue to search for more people, Police say they are still collecting evidence as to what might have caused the explosion.

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@IftikharFirdous We can’t even handle Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, yet our army wants to join Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen, miles away from home. Comical.

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Impacts at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, from Ansar Allah's latest missile barrage

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—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 BREAKING: Clashes have broken out in Marib city between the Saudi-backed Salafist Islah forces and pro-Houthi tribes

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⚡️🇸🇦 🇾🇪 JUST IN: Alerts in Abha and Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia did not provide any help to us against Afghan Taliban. Yet, our stupid leadership is trying to get involved in another country's war. Pakistan's pro-Saudi lobby is so similar to AIPAC. More than half of our parliamentarians are more loyal to Saudi than Pakistan

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇵🇰🇸🇦 Pakistan Defence Minister says it is time to activate the Makkah Defence Agreement amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.

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@BRICSinfo Saudi Arabia did not provide any help to us against Afghan Taliban. Yet, our stupid leadership is trying to get involved in another country's war. Pakistan's pro-Saudi lobby is so similar to AIPAC. More than half of our parliamentarians are more loyal to Saudi than Pakistan

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@Ahmed175143 Completely eradicating any trace of Sufism, the historically orthodox Sunni Islam, in favour of a fanatical disease called Wahhabism.

All traditional Sunnis should religiously support Ansar Allah as Zaydi Shias are far closer to Hanafi Sunnis than to Daeshi Wahhabis!

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This is a hypocritical yet incredibly smart move by the Houthis. They’re trying to pull an al-Sharaa here. You have to reconcile with the lesser enemy against the greater enemy during a major offensive

[South Asia Index @SouthAsiaIndex]

Houthis told US officials they would not target American vessels, Israeli ships or other commercial shipping — only the Saudi-owned vessels.

US officials met Houthi representatives in Muscat over the weekend, days after the group seized strategic stretches of Yemen’s Red Sea coast.

Source: Reuters

[Shahriyar Hafzari @HafzariViews]

@SouthAsiaIndex This is a hypocritical yet incredibly smart move by the Houthis. They’re trying to pull an al-Sharaa here. You have to reconcile with the lesser enemy against the greater enemy during a major offensive

[Shahriyar Hafzari @HafzariViews]

Let the world remember that Saudi Arabia chose to cut off its own head rather than take its hand off Yemen!

[Shahriyar Hafzari @HafzariViews]

The irony is that “Afghanistan” (land of the Afghans) is itself a Persian name. If you’re so keen on removing Persian influence from Afghanistan, why not rename the country “Pashtunkhwa” (land of the Pashtuns)? After all, both “Afghan” and “-stan” are of Persian origin 😊

[افغانستان اینترنشنال @AFIntlBrk]

لطف‌الله حکیمی، سرمفتش وزارت دفاع طالبان، دری و پشتو را زبان‌های رسمی افغانستان خوانده می‌گوید تنها پشتو زبان ملی است.