The government of Yemen has sent a letter to the UN security council to detail the crimes committed by the Houthi militias and forces of former president Ali Abdulla Saleh against civilians in Taiz province. Yemeni Minister of Human Rights Izzeldin Al Asbahi told the official Yemeni News Agency that the letter also detailed the Houthis crimes, including the recent carnage in which 30 civilians were martyred and 70, mostly women and children, were injured.