Red Crescent Aid Workers Kidnapped

The government is claiming that the Houthi’s have kidnapped 15 Red Crescent aid workers. If true, this is very big news- it might reveal something about the June kidnappings, and […]

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Brian O'Neill

December 21, 2010

The government is claiming that the Houthi’s have kidnapped 15 Red Crescent aid workers. If true, this is very big news- it might reveal something about the June kidnappings, and would radically change perceptions of the rebellion- at least in the outside world. This can help to shape the narrative being proposed below. Tracking…

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