This is another odd story, migrants caught traversing Yemen, even not being from Yemen, have ended up being compelled to fight in that war. And a lot of Ethiopians are Christians, a lot, the Oromos are Muslims.
1,000 Ethiopians escape Yemen detention: Security official
Loyalist officials accuse the Houthis of recruiting to their ranks migrants who have entered the country illegally
Around 1,000 Ethiopian migrants escaped a detention centre in south Yemen on Wednesday with the help of their guards, a security official said.
The detainees broke out of the centre, where some 1,400 Ethiopians were being held prior to deportation after entering the country illegally, in the province of Shabwa before dawn, he said.
The getaway in the provincial capital of Ataq was "well organised", he added.
"The escapees boarded vehicles that were waiting to take them to the neighbouring provinces of Marib and Bayda in small groups."
Loyalists control most of Marib except for the oil-rich Sarwah area where they are fighting the rebels, while insurgents control Bayda.
Late last month, Yemeni authorities deported at least 220 African illegal immigrants, mainly Ethiopians, from the southern port city of Aden, security officials said.
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More than 6,800 people have been killed since the Saudi-led intervention began, almost two-thirds of them civilians, the United Nations said.
The loss of life can not be excused but this is fairly mild compared to Syria. 24 million population in Yemen.
