
Energy ministry organizes military drills for Aqsa Flood graduates
Graduates of the open military course (Aqsa Flood) from the Ministry of Electricity, Energy and Water employees on Tuesday carried out a march and military maneuver, as part of the mobilization and recruitment activities for the official side.
The 170 graduates, who were distributed into two batches for practical application in the military maneuver, embodied the skills acquired during the 13-day course in the use of light and medium weapons.
The maneuver, which was attended by the Minister of Electricity, Energy and Water, Dr. Ali Saif, and his deputy, Adel Bader, included targeting virtual enemy sites with Kalashnikov weapons, machine guns, and other combat skills on the battlefield.
The Minister of Electricity confirmed the readiness of the ministry's employees to fight the battle with the American, British, and Zionist enemy and implement the directives of the leader of the revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, in making the choices he sees.
He explained that the ministry's employees joining the "Al-Aqsa Flood" courses is a positive step towards acquiring military and combat skills, especially in light of the continued targeting of Arab and Islamic countries by the American, Zionist, and British enemy, noting the interaction of the participants in the courses and their sense of responsibility in light of the stage in which the people of Yemen stand with the Palestinian resistance.
While the Deputy Minister of Electricity confirmed the readiness of the ministry's employees and their willingness to confront any escalation or confrontation with the American, Zionist, and British enemy.
He said, "We are in the field of practical application of the military maneuver for the Ministry of Electricity and Water employees, in implementation of the directives of the Leader of the Revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, to enhance mobilization and recruitment, and if the enemy thinks of invading Yemen, the leadership and employees of the ministry are ready to confront."
The graduates confirmed their full readiness and preparedness to support the armed forces in the battle of "Promised Victory and Sacred Jihad" in support of the Palestinian people and their just cause, and to repel the conspiracies being hatched against Yemen, its sovereignty and independence.
A number of undersecretaries of the ministry's sectors and general managers participated in the maneuver.
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