Yemen’s Houthi forces denied detaining a U.S. citizen and said he had been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the capital Sana’a, a statement from the movement said.
Key infrastructure, including health facilities, have also been damaged in the governorate which has a population of more than 900,000 people.
The Independent United Nations Watch (IUNW) Wednesday called on the United Nations to immediately remove Saudi Arabia from the Human Rights Council. It also urges the United Nations to fully and independently investigate human rights abuses in Yemen.
The head of Sudan’s rapid support forces, Mohammed Hamdan Hamidati, has admitted the deaths of hundreds of his country’s troops in the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the death toll from the cholera epidemic in Yemen has risen to 2110 deaths.
The Saudi-led coalition’s restrictions on imports to Yemen have worsened the dire humanitarian situation of Yemeni civilians, Human Rights Watch said.
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