YEMEN Press Agency

Coalition-backed militias kidnap security official in Taiz

TAIZ, Feb. 5 (YPA) – Local sources in Taiz province have reported on Monday that the exiled  Hadi’s militias affiliated with the Islah party kidnapped a security official and took him to an unknown destination.

According to the sources, the gunmen are belonging to the so-called 17-infantry Brigade backed by the Saudi-led coalition.

They confirmed that the kidnapping came on the backdrop of the case of Girl Nuran, who was killed by gunmen of the same brigade.

The sources said the gunmen still arresting deputy Security director of al-Mudhafer district, Muzadhfar  Muhannad al-Mukhlafi and they

Gunmen demanded the release of their colleagues detained in the Security Department for the murdering the small girl Nuran.

E.M