LONDON: The Iran-backed Houthi militia is using graphic violent imagery, including pictures of dead children, in educational materials to condition young Yemenis to support violence and hate the US, 萝莉视频 and Jews, according to a new report.

鈥淗outhi educational materials are rife with violence and imagery of death, irrespective of the age of the target audience,鈥� said the report, released on Tuesday by education watchdog IMPACT-se.

Images of dead children, for example, are used 鈥渢o portray the Houthis鈥� enemies as monstrous and inhumane.鈥�

Adversaries of the Houthis, in particular countries participating in the Saudi-led coalition鈥檚 military campaign against the group, are 鈥減resented as an inhuman, absolute evil.鈥�

The report found that through magazines such as their signature publication Jihad, the Houthis are indoctrinating young Yemenis into an overtly violent and radical ideology.

鈥淭he Houthi materials grossly violate the ideal of peacemaking, entirely dismissing peace as an option in international conflict resolution, and condemning those who advocate for it as cowardly, foolish or traitorous,鈥� IMPACT-se said. 

鈥淚nstead, violent jihad, sacrifice in battle, and supporting the war effort in any way possible is held up as an ideal and a central virtue.鈥�

Marcus Sheff, CEO of IMPACT-se, told Arab News: 鈥淓xtremist education has always been a focal point of the Houthis鈥� agenda since the movement鈥檚 inception.鈥�

He warned that this kind of education is likely to cause serious harm to the children exposed to it.

鈥淓xposure to violence harms children鈥檚 emotional and psychological development, and presents an increased risk of developing school-related problems, including mental health issues and learning disabilities,鈥� Sheff said.

鈥淐hildren are easily influenced and impressionable 鈥� that鈥檚 why societies protect them from harm. But equally, children can be radicalized through extremist educational materials. That鈥檚 clearly the intent here,鈥� he added.

鈥淭hey may also experience many of the same symptoms as children who are victims of violence themselves. The authors of this material wouldn鈥檛 be unaware of the trauma these images can engender.鈥�