United Nations:
Five United Nations officials were kidnapped in southern Yemen as they returned to Aden from a field mission, the United Nations said on Saturday.
Staff were kidnapped Friday in Abyan governorate, said Russell Geekie, spokesman for the top UN official in Yemen.
“The United Nations is in close contact with the authorities to ensure their release,” Geekie said.
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition has been fighting the Iran-affiliated Houthi group in Yemen since 2015.
The coalition intervened in Yemen’s civil war in 2015 after the Houthis ousted the government from the capital Sanaa. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions, creating a serious humanitarian crisis.
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