The report states that “reasons and motivations” of the kidnapping “are unknown.' The State Department gave no details about the circumstances of Burch’s release, other than to credit the UAE.
Armed Yemeni gather near the capital, Sanaa, to show their support for the Shiite Houthi movement against the Saudi-led intervention on Feb. 21, 2019. A kidnapped American whose release was heralded today in a tweet by President Trump had been held by a criminal group in Yemen, according to a classified local report reviewed by Yahoo News.
The United States has justified its support for the the Saudi coalition based on the ongoing war on al-Qaida and on terrorism. The Yemeni security service report, dated Sept. 23, 2017, and titled"abduction of a foreigner," says that four armed men kidnapped Burch in front of a restaurant on a main street in Sanaa. The report states that “reasons and motivations” of the kidnapping “are unknown."
Among the details that remain unclear is why it took more than a year to free Burch from Marib, which has been largely under Saudi and UAE control. It’s also unclear how the UAE facilitated the release, whether through negotiations, ransom or military action on its own, or in conjunction with the U.S. armed forces.
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