Thousands Stage Sit-In at Gates of National Security Headquarters in Taiz

Anti-Houthi demonstrations continued in Taiz on Monday, March 23, against Houthi militants who overran Yemen’s third-largest city on Sunday, reportedly taking key government buildings and its international airport.

Thousands of protesters gathered for a sit-in at the National Security Headquarters, according to local reports, following activist reports that Houthi militants in plain clothes were seen at the building on March 22.

This video from a Taiz-based uploader is described as showing the sit-in. Protesters can be heard shouting anti-Houthi slogans, saying “No to Houthis, we Demand a Republic” as well as, “We will serve Yemen with our souls and blood.” Credit: Facebook/ Hashem Al Hitary