# Saudi Grand Mufti tells troops to be ready to sacrifice their lives fighting Houthis

https://mins.news/en/item/73228

- Reuters, 2026-09-25 00:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-grand-mufti-tells-troops-be-ready-sacrifice-their-lives-fighting-houthis-2026-09-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab5c0a329ff15000114f639

> Saudi Arabia’s top religious authority urged the kingdom’s soldiers to be prepared to give their lives fighting the Iran-backed Houthis until the group is ousted from power, according to a statement published by the Saudi state news agency.

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