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The International Committee of the Red Cross says gunmen shot and killed two of its Yemeni workers who were traveling from the northern Saada province to the capital, Sanaa.The International Committee of the Red Cross says gunmen shot and killed two of its Yemeni workers who were traveling from the northern Saada province to the capital, Sanaa.
Rima Kamal, an ICRC spokeswoman in Sanaa, says the two were killed in Amran province on Wednesday.Rima Kamal, an ICRC spokeswoman in Sanaa, says the two were killed in Amran province on Wednesday.
Yemen has been mired in violence since Shia rebels, known as Houthis, swept down from their stronghold in Saada and captured Sanaa last September. Both Amran and Saada are fully controlled by the Houthis.Yemen has been mired in violence since Shia rebels, known as Houthis, swept down from their stronghold in Saada and captured Sanaa last September. Both Amran and Saada are fully controlled by the Houthis.
We are shocked and appalled by the brutal killing of two of our staff members, earlier today in #Amran. #Yemen 1-2
We condemns in strongestpossible terms the brutal targeting of the staff who put themselves in harm’s way to help improvelives of others.2-2
The Houthis are fighting alongside army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh against forces loyal to exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi as well as southern separatists and local militias.The Houthis are fighting alongside army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh against forces loyal to exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi as well as southern separatists and local militias.
The conflict has killed over 2,100 civilians, according to the United Nations.The conflict has killed over 2,100 civilians, according to the United Nations.
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