Houthi Campaign Raids Village in Al-Bayda and Arrests 15 People Who Celebrated September 26
Yemen Monitor/ Al-Bayda/ Exclusive:
The Houthi group launched a massive military campaign today, Friday (September 27, 2025), involving dozens of patrols and fighters, targeting Al-Khaw’a village in Al-Sawadiyah district of Al-Bayda governorate, following local celebrations of the September 26 Revolution anniversary.
Accounts from residents stated that the campaign besieged the village and began arresting everyone found in its path, under the pretext that the residents had lit the Revolution Torch on the summit of the “Hadabat Al-Ghazw” mountain in the village and set off fireworks to celebrate the national holiday.
Sources confirmed that the campaign, led by Jarallah Ahmed Haidar Al-Awasji (appointed by the Houthis as Security Director for Al-Sawadiyah district), has arrested at least 15 people from the village up to the time of preparing the news, noting that the arrests are still ongoing amid a state of fear and intimidation prevailing among the residents.
The Houthis have arrested dozens of Yemenis in their controlled areas over the past few days due to celebrations in their villages and areas.
Among the detainees whose names were identified are:
- Saif Mohammed Mirdas Al-Sawadi
- Ali Saleh Hussein Ahmed Al-Sawadi
- Ali Saleh Mohammed Al-Sawadi
- Abdullah Abdul Fattah Abdul Qadir Al-Sawadi
- Saleh Ali Mohammed Al-Sawadi
- Abdelah Abdullah Hassan Al-Sawadi
- Faisal Saleh Mohammed Al-Sawadi
- Ali Mansour Ahmed Qasim Al-Sawadi
- Abdelsabour Hussein Mohammed Al-Sawadi
- Musa’ad Ali Ahmed Al-Sawadi
- Nasr Nasser Mohammed Al-Sawadi
- Ali Hussein Mohammed Al-Sawadi
- Ali Nasser Ali Al-Sawadi
- Abdulkhaliq Ahmed Al-Sawadi
- Dhaif Allah Ali Mohammed Al-Sawadi
