[Yemen] Strategic developments: Arrests

Around 16 April 2025 (from 13 - 16 April), forces from the Houthi Security and Intelligence Service arrested over 63 former officers and soldiers, who returned from IRG controlled areas, in Amanat al Asimah governorate (coded to governorate capital Sanaa) on espionage charges accusing them of informing the IRG and US forces of coordinates, locations and names of Houthi sites and figures that were targeted by US strikes. They were taken to unknown location.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-16

Country

Yemen

Event type

strategic

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