Houthi Kidnapping Campaign Against Educators Continues in Ibb

Local sources in Ibb Governorate, central Yemen, reported on Monday, August 5, 2025, that the terrorist Houthi militia is escalating a widespread kidnapping campaign targeting educators, with the latest victim being a teacher from Ibb’s rural areas.

Sources told *Khabar Agency* that Houthi militants abducted Sultan Al-Amdah, nicknamed "Al-Zubaidi," an Islamic education teacher.

According to the sources, the Houthi militia has been conducting this kidnapping campaign in the governorate since late last month, amid the absence of any intervention by human rights or international organizations to curb these violations.

In recent hours, the Houthis kidnapped three teachers, including a school principal, across the Habeesh, Al-Qafr, and As-Sayani districts of Ibb.

The sources confirmed that the militia abducted Mohammed Othman Majli, the principal of a school in As-Sayani District, and took him to an undisclosed location. They also reported the kidnapping of educator Hamoud Ahmed Ghalab from Al-Qafr District, who was transferred to the Political Security Prison in Ibb city, the governorate’s capital.

Over the past week, the Houthis have kidnapped more than 10 teachers from various districts of Ibb as part of their latest campaign, which primarily targets educators, doctors, and lawyers.

Since late May, the Houthi militia has launched a large-scale kidnapping operation across most of Ibb’s districts, detaining dozens of civilians, including doctors, lawyers, educators, and community leaders.

### **"Training Courses" as a Cover**

Educational sources informed *Khabar Agency* that dozens of teachers and prominent youth from As-Suddah and An-Nadirah districts, among others, have been abducted by the Houthis. However, the militia claims to families that the detainees are attending "sectarian training courses."

Educators condemned the Houthi militia’s campaign, emphasizing that it compounds years of unpaid salaries and suffering. They stressed that the victims have no political or ideological involvement, yet the Houthis forcibly impose sectarian indoctrination on them.

### **List of Prominent Detainees**

Sources named key detainees from As-Suddah and An-Nadirah districts as of late last month:

- Mr. Mohammed Razzaq Al-Khubari

- Mr. Najeeb Hizam Al-Hanshali

- Mr. Nu’man Mohammed Musleh Al-Amari

- Mr. Razzaq Al-Lahbi

- Mr. Yahya Saleh Naji Al-Dajnah

- Mr. Sinan Abdu Mansur Al-Gharasi

Approximately 40 abductees from the two districts remain in Houthi prisons as of last month. While some names have been circulated, families of others refrain from disclosure due to fear and intimidation by the militia.