{"id":1000035,"date":"2021-11-11T18:14:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T23:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1000035"},"modified":"2021-11-11T18:14:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T23:14:21","slug":"iranian-backed-extremists-storm-u-s-embassy-in-yemen-take-hostages-and-seize-equipment-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-backed-extremists-storm-u-s-embassy-in-yemen-take-hostages-and-seize-equipment-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian-Backed Extremists Storm U.S. Embassy In Yemen, Take Hostages And Seize Equipment: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firanian-backed-extremists-storm-u-s-embassy-in-yemen-take-hostages-and-seize-equipment-reports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1000035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Islamic extremist group reportedly stormed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, taking hostages and seizing equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg News first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-11-09\/iran-backed-houthis-said-to-detain-25-yemenis-working-for-u-s\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday that Iran-backed Houthi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.counterextremism.com\/threat\/houthis\">extremists<\/a> had taken \u201cat least 25 Yemenis working for the U.S.\u201d into custody over the span of a few weeks, including \u201cYemenis working for the U.S. embassy and USAID.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/iran-backed-militants-storm-us-embassy-in-yemen-seize-hostages-and-equipment\/\">reported<\/a> on Thursday that, according to a media watchdog that translates foreign media, local media said that the Houthis had seized equipment from the compound:<\/p>\n<p><em>A group of Houthi rebels reportedly stormed the U.S. compound on Wednesday seeking \u201clarge quantities of equipment and materials,\u201d according to regional reports translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute. The raid comes just five days after the Houthis kidnapped Yemeni nationals who work for the U.S. embassy. \u201cThe alleged raid comes after the Houthis kidnapped three Yemeni nationals affiliated with the U.S. Embassy from one of the employee\u2019s private residences in Sana\u2019a on November 5,\u201d according to MEMRI. At least 22 other Yemenis were kidnapped by the Houthis in recent weeks, \u201cmost of whom worked on the security staff guarding the embassy grounds,\u201d according to MEMRI.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A State Department spokesperson said that the \u201cmajority\u201d of hostages have been released, but that some embassy staff&nbsp; \u201ccontinue to be detained without explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on the Houthis to immediately vacate it and return all seized property,\u201d the spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-backed-houthi-rebels-detain-yemenis-working-for-us-embassy-compound-breached\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;\u201cThe U.S. government will continue its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of our staff and the vacating of our compound, including through our international partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Islamic extremist group reportedly stormed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, taking hostages and seizing equipment.Bloomberg News first reported on Tuesday that Iran-backed Houthi extremists had taken \u201cat least 25 Yemenis working for the U.S.\u201d into custody over the span of a few weeks, including \u201cYemenis working for the U.S. embassy and USAID.\u201dThe Free Beacon reported on Thursday that, according to a media watchdog that translates foreign media, local media said that the Houthis had seized equipment from the compound:A group of Houthi rebels reportedly stormed the U.S. compound on Wednesday seeking \u201clarge quantities of equipment and materials,\u201d according to regional reports translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute. The raid comes just five days after the Houthis kidnapped Yemeni nationals who work for the U.S. embassy. \u201cThe alleged raid comes after the Houthis kidnapped three Yemeni nationals affiliated with the U.S. Embassy from one of the employee\u2019s private residences in Sana\u2019a on November 5,\u201d according to MEMRI. At least 22 other Yemenis were kidnapped by the Houthis in recent weeks, \u201cmost of whom worked on the security staff guarding the embassy grounds,\u201d according to MEMRI.A State Department spokesperson said that the \u201cmajority\u201d of hostages have been released, but that some embassy staff\u00a0 \u201ccontinue to be detained without explanation.\u201d\u201cWe call on the Houthis to immediately vacate it and return all seized property,\u201d the spokesman said.\u00a0\u201cThe U.S. government will continue its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of our staff and the vacating of our compound, including through our international partners.\u201dThis is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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