30 more Houthi-linked Africans arrested

SAADA, Nov.23 (Saba) - Some 30 Somalis
have been seized in Bok'a district, Saada, who are suspected to have links to the
Houthi group,
a local authority source has reported. The Africans are suspected to have played a
role in the war in the far north, fighting the troops in support of the Houthi
insurgents,
who have been fighting the army since 2004. In the last few weeks, tens of Africans
including 26 Somalis were arrested in Saada and sent to the State Jail in Sana'a to
try
them on Houthi support charges. The arrests took place in several Saada areas while
the Africans were involved in the insurgency and subversion and came as the army
continues
to cleanse the north of the insurgency. There were also reports revealing that the
Houthis were recruiting Somalis in Lahj and sending them to Saada. The move came
after
locals rejected to support the rebels and fight the troops. FR