UN evacuates 50 wounded Houthis to Oman for treatment

The United Nations has evacuated 50 wounded Houthis to the Omani capital, Muscat for treatment, Anadolu Agency reported an aviation source as saying.

The source who preferred not to be named said the UN-chartered plane carried 50 wounded Houthis as well as 50 of their respective escorts and a team of doctors.

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Monday morning that the UN will evacuate the 50 Houthi wounded militants for treatment in Oman.

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Earlier in September, the Houthis refused to participate in the Geneva consultations after the Arab coalition declined to evacuate the wounded.

The Yemeni government accused the Houthis of smuggling Iranian experts among the wounded, who had provided training and military expertise to Houthis in their fight against government forces.