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Houthis kidnap 11 civilians in 48 hours south of Taiz

Taiz, Yemen ·

Local reports attribute abductions of civilians in Al-Masrakh district, south of Taiz governorate, to Houthi forces, saying 11 citizens were seized over 48 hours. Those abducted include a sheikh of the Anbyan ezla, his brother and several members of his family.

Yemen's Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) controls Sanaa and much of the north, while Taiz governorate in the southwest has been a contested area in Yemen's long-running conflict between the Houthis and government-aligned forces.

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