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| Houthi Rebels Take 'Several' Americans Hostage In Yemen |
| 2015-09-09 |
| [YEMENONLINE.INFO] Yemeni Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... jihadists have reportedly taken a number of Americans hostage in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... as they fight to take control of the country, the U.S. State Department confirmed Monday. One of the American captives has been identified. Scott Darden, 45, is one of the captives, a source with knowledge of the ongoing hostage situation told CNN. He was captured by the Iran-backed Houthi The Houthi Darden, an Atlanta, Georgia native, was captured while working on humanitarian aid projects in the country. "We are aware of reports that several U.S. citizens are detained in Yemen. Due to privacy considerations, we do not have any further personal details or information to share. The protection of U.S. citizens overseas is one of the Department of State's highest priorities. We strive to assist U.S. citizens detained abroad whenever possible," the U.S. State Department said of the hostage crisis. Darden's employer, Transoceanic Development, released a statement on Monday, writing: We have been working tirelessly since March with governments and other organizations globally to secure the release of Scott Darden, who was in Yemen coordinating the warehousing and delivery of humanitarian aid as part of his job in international logistics. We continue to call on the Houthis to immediately release Scott so that he can be reunited with his family. Before American officials publicly confirmed that Mr. Darden had been taken hostage, Darden's wife, Diana Loesch, told the Washington Post: "We are asking for his safe return... He loved the Yemeni people." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Because with the sociopaths running U.S. foreign policy, anyone except them is expendable? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-09-09 15:01 |
| #1 Scott Darden, 45, is one of the captives, a source with knowledge of the ongoing hostage situation told CNN. He was captured by the Iran-backed Houthi militants in March, and they have yet to ask for a ransom, the source said. And why are the politicos still making nuke deals with Iran? Run that by me again please and this time try to impart some sanity to it. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-09-09 08:56 |