Legal Affairs Minister: Houthis Kidnap 11 Civilians in Taiz

Yemen Monitor / Newsroom: Yemeni Minister of Legal Affairs, Ishraq Al-Maqtari, said the armed Houthi group had kidnapped 11 civilians in the Anbian area of Al-Misrakh District, south of Taiz Governorate, on Wednesday and Thursday, November 4 and 5. In a post on social media, Al-Maqtari said the abductions targeted civilians at Al-Misrakh market, others inside a medical clinic while carrying out their nursing duties, as well as several employees in the education sector. She identified some of those abducted as Sheikh Amin Ahmed Abdullah, Ahmed Amin Ahmed Abdullah, Asim Tawfiq Ahmed Abdullah, Waseem Tawfiq Ahmed Abdullah, Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah, Tohib Mohammed Al-Tayeb, Fouad Ghaleb Abdullah Saif, Amin Ali Abdullah Qasim, and Mohammed Abdullah Abdullah Ali. Al-Maqtari added that the Houthi group continues to expand its record of serious violations against Yemenis through abductions and arbitrary arrests targeting civilians in areas under its control. She provided no further details about the fate of the remaining abductees or their places of detention. The post Legal Affairs Minister: Houthis Kidnap 11 Civilians in Taiz appeared first on Yemen Monitor.