US EditionHouthis release 5 Yemeni U.N. staffers in Sanaa after weekend detention at offices
- Houthi rebels detained 15 international United Nations staff inside the Sanaa compound over the weekend, then released five Yemeni staff and allowed freer movement on Monday.
- The Houthis have long pursued a crackdown on the UN and others across rebel-held areas including Sanaa, Hodeida, and Sadaa, detaining dozens and alleging espionage, claims the UN says are unfounded.
- Gen. Muhammad Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, Houthi military chief of staff, was killed in an Israeli airstrike last week, after the United Nations and U.S. Treasury sanctioned him for directing Houthi attacks.
- Military actions have escalated as the United States and Israel launched air and naval campaigns against the Houthis, while humanitarian services face pressure after a World Food Program worker died earlier this year.
- Amid regional tensions, the Houthis say their actions show solidarity with Palestinians amid the Gaza war, while nearly two months ago Israeli strikes killed senior Houthi officials in Sanaa, including Ahmed al-Rahawi.
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Houthis Release 5 Yemeni UN Staffers in Sanaa After Weekend Detention at Offices
Houthi rebels released five Yemeni United Nations staff members and allowed 15 international ones to move freely within the U.N. compound after detaining them there in Sanaa over the weekend, a U.N. spokesperson said.
Foreign UN staff confined to Yemen compound by Houthis since Sat
Fifteen international staff with the United Nations have been confined to the U.N. compound in the Yemen’s capital Sanaa since an incursion by the Houthi authorities on Saturday, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. He said the staff are now free to move around the compound and have been in contact with their families and U.N. agencies, adding: “We hope that they will be free to leave the compound as soon as possible.” Dujarric sa…
Foreign UN staff confined to Yemen compound by Houthis since Saturday
UNITED NATIONS - Fifteen international staff with the United Nations have been confined to the U.N. compound in the Yemen’s capital Sanaa since an incursion by the Houthi authorities on Saturday, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Houthis release 5 Yemeni UN staffers in Sanaa after weekend detention
ADEN, Yemen: Houthi rebels released five Yemeni United Nations staff members and allowed 15 international ones to move freely within the UN compound after detaining them there in Sanaa over the weekend, a UN spokesperson said Monday. Stéphane Dujarric, the UN spokesperson, also said Houthi security forces had left the compound after the latest of such raids on international
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