Doctors Without Borders workers kidnapped in Yemen -sources

A brand of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Docs With out Borders) is seen on the again of an worker throughout a coronavirus illness (COVID-19) vaccination marketing campaign for migrants and homeless folks organised by the affiliation in Paris, France, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

ADEN, March 6 (Reuters) – Gunmen in Yemen have kidnapped two international workers of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Docs With out Borders) in jap Hadramout governorate, a safety supply and two different native sources mentioned.

The medical charity informed Reuters it had misplaced contact with a few of its workers in Yemen and that it couldn’t share extra particulars right now out of concern for his or her security.

The safety supply mentioned the workers had been a German and a Mexican and had been taken from their automobile by gunmen that safety forces believed to be linked to Al Qaeda within the Arabian Peninsula.

Islamist militant teams are amongst many destabilising forces in war-torn Yemen which is grappling with a humanitarian disaster.

In February, 5 United Nations workers, together with 4 Yemenis, had been kidnapped in Abyan governorate by gunmen additionally believed to be linked to Al Qaeda. learn extra

The militant group operates in south and jap areas of Yemen, which has been divided by a seven-year battle between the Saudi-backed authorities primarily based within the south and Iran-aligned Houthi motion within the north.

Al Qaeda took benefit of 2011 Arab Spring chaos in Yemen and the ouster of a transitional authorities from the capital, Sanaa, by the Houthis in 2014 to create mini states, however was pushed again following the intervention of a Saudi-led coalition within the battle in opposition to the Houthis.

The group has additionally been focused by U.S. air strikes.

Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari and Aziz El Yaakoubi; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous; Enhancing by Christopher Cushing

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