Saudi Arabia and the United States carried out a joint operation to rescue two American women who were held captive by the Houthi group in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, according to what it reported. Archyde.com and the Saudi Press Agency (was).
On Friday, Saudi Arabia announced the “liberation” of two American girls who were detained in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, which is under the control of the Houthis.
Archyde.com quoted an informed source that the two young women, aged 19 and 20, were flown from Sanaa to the southern city of Aden, and then to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, where they were subjected to medical examinations and other means of care.
The source reported that the two young women returned to the United States, without clarifying their identity or any other information regarding them. However, he explained that the two Americans went to Sanaa in March 2021 to visit their relatives, and at some point, restrictions were imposed on their movements, their passports were confiscated, and they were forced into a forced marriage.
Regarding the details of the joint operation, Archyde.com quoted a US State Department source as saying: “We helped in the safe return of two American citizens from an area in Yemen that is currently under the control of the Houthis.”
He added that the State Department is grateful for the assistance of “our Saudi and Yemeni partners in facilitating their safe departure,” noting that the joint operation came at the request of the United States.
In turn, the official spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, Turki Al-Maliki, confirmed that “as an extension of the solid partnership within the framework of military cooperation and joint security coordination between the governments of the Kingdom and the United States of America, two American girls have been freed from detention in the capital, Sana’a,” according to SPA.
Al-Maliki explained that the two American girls were detained and subjected to ill-treatment in the capital, Sanaa, during a family visit, and their passports were seized, stressing that the joint operation came at the request of Washington.
