A 25-year-old woman was beaten to death in front of her two children by Houthi terrorist militants in Yemen's Ibb province, a family member said Friday.
Members of the Iran-backed militias raided the house of Ahlam al-Ashary late Thursday looking for her husband, the family member said, according to The Associated Press.
When they did not find him they kicked al-Ashary and beat her with sticks and the backs of their pistols until she died, said the relative, who refused to be named for fear of reprisals.
The militants were searching for al-Ashary's husband for his alleged ties to rival forces loyal to the legitimate government, the relative said.
The attack took place in a rural area in Houthi-controlled Ibb province, where most inhabitants have resisted Houthi rule. Photos of al-Ashari’s children hugging her coffin have circulated on social media outlets and anti-Houthi Yemeni news websites.
The AP reached out to four Houthi officials but all declined to comment.
Information Minister in the legitimate government Muammar al-Iryani slammed the attack Friday as “an outrageous terror crime” that attests to “the barbarism of Houthi militias.”
