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Bloomberg News first reported on Tuesday that Iran-backed Houthi terrorists had taken “at least 25 Yemenis working for the U.S.” into custody over the span of a few weeks, including “Yemenis working for the U.S. embassy and USAID.”
[H/T The Daily Wire]
A State Department spokesperson said that the “majority” of hostages have been released, but that some embassy staff “continue to be detained without explanation.”
“We call on the Houthis to immediately vacate it and return all seized property,” the spokesman said weakly. “The U.S. government will continue its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of our staff and the vacating of our compound, including through our international partners.”
Meanwhile, President Biden's biggest accomplishment over the past few weeks was that he had crappped his pants and also farted "loud and long" in front of the Duchess of Cornwall.
On Thursday, The Free Beacon reported that, according to the Middle East Research Institute (MEMRI), a watchdog group that translates foreign media, the Houthis had seized equipment from the compound, thus keeping with the spirit of the Taliban who did the same in Afghanistan because we left it behind for them to seize it.
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The report states that Houthi rebels stormed the U.S. compound on Wednesday and seized “large quantities of equipment and materials.” The raid comes only five days after the rebels kidnapped Yemeni nationals who work for the U.S. embassy.
“The alleged raid comes after the Houthis kidnapped three Yemeni nationals affiliated with the U.S. Embassy from one of the employee’s private residences in Sana’a on November 5,” according to MEMRI. No less than 22 other Yemenis were kidnapped by the Houthis in recent weeks, “most of whom worked on the security staff guarding the embassy grounds,” according to the report.
A State Department spokesperson said that the “majority” of hostages have been released, but that some embassy staff “continue to be detained without explanation.”
“We call on the Houthis to immediately vacate it and return all seized property,” the spokesman said weakly. “The U.S. government will continue its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of our staff and the vacating of our compound, including through our international partners.”
Although the Trump administration designated the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), the impotent Biden/Brandon administration meekly reversed the terrorist designation to avoid insulting them and Iran, who sponsor their terrorism.
The Associated Press reported on February 5:
“Biden’s administration is moving to revoke the designation of Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist group, citing the need to mitigate one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. A State Department official confirmed the move Friday after members of Congress were notified of the administration’s plans. The official, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the removal changed nothing about the Biden administration’s views of the Houthis, who have targeted civilians and kidnapped Americans.”
The Houthis have been trained and provided with military equipment and weapons by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, he Counter Terrorism Project reported.
Do you miss Trump yet?
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