Tariq Afash militants kidnap media official loyal to Hadi government in Taiz

TAIZ, Nov. 05 (YPA) – Tariq Afash’S militants on Thursday kidnapped an official loyal to Saudi-led coalition in Taiz province, southwest Yemen,  local sources reported.

According to the sources, the gunmen belonging to the so-called Guards of the Republic kidnapped Azzam Radhif, the director of the information office of the district of Al Wazi’iyah.

The sources pointed he was arrested along with Abdullah al-Ghazal, while they were returning from the city of Taiz, heading to his area in Al Wazi’iyah.

The militants took him to one of its prisons in the district of Al-Khokha in Hodeidah governorate.

This kidnapping comes a month after Tariq Afash declared control of Al Wazi’iyah district and established military headquarters and barracks for his militias.

E.M