Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik has condemned the killing of a woman in front of her two children by Houthi militants in Ibb province.
In a tweet, the PM described the murder as a “heinous crime” that clearly attests to the racism of Houthi militias that have killed innocent Yemenis and destroyed their homes and belongings.
Members of the Iran-backed militias raided the house of Ahlam al-Ashary late Thursday looking for her husband.
When they did not find him they kicked al-Ashary and beat her with sticks and the backs of their pistols until she died.
“We as Yemenis we cannot but to resist this criminal group and defeat it until we find peace and preserve our dignity,” said Abdulmalik.
Yemeni Information Minister Muammar al-Iryani has also slammed the attack as “an outrageous terror crime” that attests to “the barbarism of Houthi militias.”
Locals told Asharq Al-Awsat that a Houthi commander named Abu Bashar claimed to be looking for the 25-year-old woman's husband, who wasn't at home.
So he accused the woman of covering up for her husband and then assaulted her along with four other members of the group.
Her father rushed her to hospital but she passed away, the locals said.
