DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly after, have been targeting shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But while gaining more attention internationally, the secretive group has cracked down at dissent at home, including recently sentencing 44 people to death. Regional officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief journalists, initially confirmed at least nine U.N.
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Detain 11 Un Staffers And Others In Sudden Crackdown
JON GAMBRELL and BARAA ANWER / AP, Time: World
Fri, 06/07/2024 - 12:35pm
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