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Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN workers, including a woman in critical condition
Houthi rebels have detained over 55 UN staff members amid espionage accusations, intensifying disruptions to humanitarian aid in Yemen, U.N. officials said.
- On Saturday, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two World Food Program female workers in Sanaa, taking them from their homes with whereabouts unknown, U.N. officials said.
- The Houthis have accused some U.N. staff of spying while raiding U.N. offices earlier this month, seizing communications equipment despite U.N. denials.
- One detainee is in critical condition after a premature birth and the baby's death earlier this month, and her brother, who suffers kidney failure, was released by the rebels, U.N. officials said.
- The U.N. reported over two dozen prior detentions, allowed 12 international workers to leave on Wednesday, and suspended operations in Saada province while relocating its top humanitarian coordinator to Aden.
- Saturday’s detentions follow raids on homes of U.N. staffers Thursday and Friday, prompting the United Nations to reassess its operations in war-torn Yemen.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels have captured two more United Nations workers.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN workers, including a woman in critical condition
U.N. officials say Iran-backed Houthi rebels have intensified their crackdown against the United Nations in Yemen, detaining two additional workers.
·United States
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Saturday's arrests were the latest in a series of events that are now forcing the world body to reexamine how it operates in the war-torn country.
·Podgorica, Montenegro
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